"Dead upon the field of glory, Hero fit for song and story." - John Randolph Thompson
This picture is of Gary Ascher taken in Vietnam by his friend, David, who was killed soon thereafter. I wrote a post about Gary on March 13, 2019 and I'm going to write another one a...
"The dead soldier's silence sings our national anthem.' - Rev. Aaron Kilbourn
If you were born in the 1940s in our small town, there was one hospital where we were all born. Mountain View Hospital was no bigger than a small house. Joseph Thomas Martin wa...
My grandson, Keaton, has been in swimming lessons with a boy named Gunner for three years. It's just been the two of them in this semi-private lesson. They are three and a half years old, so it's been going on for the bulk of their little lives. Gunner's grandpa...
"There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country." - Nick Lampson
Some called him Fred, some called him Alfred, some called him Al, and some called him Alfie, but what everyone agrees on is that he was a friendly guy who always had a smile, was ve...
I worked at the Vet's Museum Thursday as a sub docent and this fellow walked in with a group of
people. After a quick tour, and after I shared about receiving the flag from the Viet Cong veteran, about writing my book, and about mentioning my blog honoring fallen sold...
"The tragedy of war is that it uses man's best to do man's worst." - Henry Fosdick
It was his smile that Gary noticed first. They were in line at the Induction Center in Portland. It was an innocent smile. When Gary Ascher was sent to Fort Lewis, there was...
After a few emails back and forth, Gary asked for my address so he could mail me something but he wouldn't say what it was. Others had written reviews of my book, but they had simply emailed links to it. I wondered what it could be that he would have to send it thr...
