Army Life: Up Close and Personal As an active duty and reserve Soldier, as well as Army wife and mother, there were times when I felt like I was cramming six lifetimes into one. These commentaries are about those occasions that produced laughter, adventure, even heartbreak. Some helped me to understand the importance of successfully completing missions while others afforded me opportunities to grow as a person, family member, and friend. Some ...
The Latest Greatest Generation A Bugler praying he will play his best TAPS to honor a fallen Soldier..... Two football players striving to win the game, and understanding they will use this same determination to complete the successful missions when their military service begins... A devoted father's attempt to turn grief into an asset, not only for his son's sake, but Soldiers as well.... A Staff Judge Advocate officer dedicated to making the...
Army Life: Up Close and Personal
As an active duty and reserve Soldier, as well as Army wife and mother, there were times when I felt like I was cramming six lifetimes into one. These commentaries are about those occasions that produced laughter, adventure, even heartbreak. Some helped me to understand the importance of successfully completing missions while others afforded me opportunities to grow as a person, family member, and friend. Some...
The Latest Greatest Generation
A Bugler praying he will play his best TAPS to honor a fallen Soldier.....
Two football players striving to win the game, and understanding they will use this same determination to complete the successful missions when their military service begins...
A devoted father's attempt to turn grief into an asset, not only for his son's sake, but Soldiers as well....
A Staff Judge Advocate officer dedicated to making...
During a pilgrimage to Ernie Pyle's grave at Punchbowl Cemetery in Hawaii in June of 2006, the 65th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, I hoped to find material to write about the event that prompted America to enter the
Second World War.
Mr. Pyle provided the inspiration by leading me to the NISEI- second generation Japanese Americans who fought for America during World War II. Thanks to the Terry Shima, Executive Director of the Japanes...
Ernie Pyle's writings about Soldiers during World War II were always an inspiration during my career as a feature broadcaster and writer. Full of flavor about "GI" life, I followed Mr. Pyle's example of accompanying Soldiers during training and participating as much as possible. This magic formulanever failed to promote understanding and appreciation of the demands and sacrifice of Soldier life.Hearing first hand accounts of the Pearl Harbor a...
Ernie Pyle's writings about Soldiers during World War II were always an inspiration during my career as a feature broadcaster and writer. Full of flavor about "GI" life, I followed Mr. Pyle's example of accompanying Soldiers during training and participating as much as possible. This magic formulanever failed to promote understanding and appreciation of the demands and sacrifice of Soldier life.Hearing first hand accounts of the Pearl Harbor a...