Listen up, children of mine and remember this number: Twenty-one. That’s how old your dad was when he embarked on an intense three-day assignment followed by eight years of sworn secrecy. Who knew?
Category Archives: Soldier Sons
Amnesty
“We will not forget,” said the president. “We will not forgive.” Words matter.
Delivering strength and peace all in a day’s work for military chaplains
“We don’t always need to have an answer, but we do need to be a source of strength.”
Beyond Words: Wounded warrior dogs and stories from the front
James Mellick’s Wounded Warrior Dogs exhibit at ArtPrize 2016 brought military veterans, dog lovers and woodworkers out for a look at the moving display that claimed the $200K People’s Choice Award.
Army Spec Linder: The man to watch
He had every reason to believe Linder. Linder was older and more experienced in this battle business. He had deployed before . . . He took care.
Mosul: The Story Behind a Picture
The guard towers of the base faded in the distance. No more wire, no more barriers, no more “coalition” close by. Just four gun trucks and the city. The crowded, dirty city.
Dressed For Success
The boy wore the personal combat histories of men he’d met, men he knew — encircling his waist, covering his shoulders and chest, strapped under his chin and bloused at his boot tops.
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
“I have a cavalry hat, and you can bet your life that it is blue . . .”
Returning Home
“Welcome home,” the stranger said to my husband–more than five hours from our house in Southern Illinois and 10 hours from Pontiac, Michigan, my husband’s birthplace and childhood home.
Morris Sampler 