Military stories.
Stories about veterans, service members and the families who wait for them.
The Medal That Came Back From The Creek
The knock came at ten minutes past two on a Saturday in October, and I almost did not answer it. I was standing on a... Read more
The Day the VFW Filled the Showroom
“Lorraine, it’s a civil matter,” Stan Kessler said. He did not look up from his computer screen when he said it. He had a coffee... Read more
The Purple Heart in the School Gym
“Bud, most of Grandpa’s war stories are made up,” my son-in-law said, and he said it with a smile, the way you tell a boy... Read more
The Stranger in the Next Chair
The vinyl was still warm. That is the first thing I remember, and I have gone over that afternoon so many times that I trust... Read more
The Truck Driver at the VFW Breakfast
Todd had a sausage link on the end of his fork, and he was using it to point. He pointed it at my husband the... Read more
The Town That Remembered Walt Kessler
Les Hartman has run Hartman Funeral Home in Millbrook, Ohio for twenty six years, and in all that time I had never heard him say... Read more
The Name He Left Off the Wall
Harold Pike slid the form across the folding table without looking up from his ledger. He had a ballpoint pen clipped to the pocket of... Read more
The Farmhouse We Painted in Nine Days
“Army wives get housing money,” Ed Deckard said, and he held the letter out to me across the threshold like it was a church bulletin.... Read more
The Squad That Rebuilt His Ramp
The letter came on a Tuesday, folded in thirds inside a city envelope, and I read it standing in the driveway with my grocery bags... Read more
Principal Called His Father’s Dog Tags A Weapon
The chain was still warm from Cody’s chest when Mr. Keene set it on the desk between us like evidence. “Mrs. Follett, I need you... Read more
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