
Less than one percent of Americans serve in our armed forces—put themselves in harms way—as do their families. It’s so easy to take these men and women for granted because they always […]
Less than one percent of Americans serve in our armed forces—put themselves in harms way—as do their families. It’s so easy to take these men and women for granted because they always […]
My brother died. Like an autumn leaf, Rod released his grip on our family tree. Many of us love the fall, but I never did. Yes, the air is cool and dry, […]
So much attention, so many horrific photos, show the grievous harm to America. I thought I’d show you the less noticed heart —that beats every day—in America. My hometown of Long Beach […]
I didn’t yet know the hardened grit of America. We were in World War II—and I was only five years old. I only knew of playing with toy cars in the sand, […]
It was the same deep bark, a big-dog bark that I heard the last time I was here. I knew I looked eccentric, my hair wild, my eyes, red. I was on […]
The beach of Long Beach is bordered by dunes, a boardwalk, and a palisade of high rises. Just over those high rises is Broadway, a busy thoroughfare that everyone in Long Beach […]
Every day seventeen veterans die by suicide. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Esler Faulkner waited for “a thousand Japanese soldiers to come across the river and wipe our ass out.” And come they […]
Taylor Morris: “As soon as I stepped on it, I knew…Then I heard the blast. I felt the heat. I knew I had lost my legs. As I somersaulted through the air, […]
It was not like shooting fish in a barrel, it was actually, shooting fish—from a barrel. I was a U.S. Marine Corps Cannoneer. We fired 95 lb explosive projectiles about a dozen […]
This Memorial Day we remember those who died for us, who died in blasts of fire and steel. Troops fight for God… …for country…of course. But when engaged in battles for survival […]
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