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Please submit requests for review to our Lead Reviewer, Jim Greenwald, using the book review form.

Jim Greenwald served in the Navy in a variety of capacities. “Join the Navy and see the world,” whether you want to or not. It provided an opportunity to see much of the world and too meet two presidents. He holds degrees in Computer Science, Business Administration, Business Management and a Masters in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations. He is happily divorced, his three children quickly growing older than he, and has four beautiful teenage granddaughters. He is a two time survivor of cancer who enjoys each and every vertical day, crediting the Creator and a positive attitude for his survival. His writing is a reflection of his multicultural background; Ojibwe, French and German. A professional photographer for many years who now takes pictures almost exclusively at Native American powwows.

His poetry has been published extensively in e-zines, magazines and anthologies here and internationally. He has published seven books of poetry to date mixing emotional poetry and Native American oriented poetry and stories, he co-authored a volume of Native poetry and stories. He has received several awards for his writing, including two gold medals from the MWSA for his books titled Tears for Mother Earth and Across the Bridge, four Editors Choice awards from the International Library of Poetry and two Honor Scroll Awards from Angels Without Wings Foundation, Inc., he is a lifetime member of the Military Writers Society of America, Canadian Federation of Poets, American Authors Society, Academy of American poets, and the Native American Rights Fund. He lives by a quiet stream in the middle of nowhere in Bedford County, PA where he can hear the water speak.

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Michael "Mike" Angley is the award-winning author of the mystery/suspense thriller series, the Child Finder Trilogy, which features USAF Special Agent protagonist, Major Patrick S. O’Donnell.

His debut novel, Child Finder, received the Silver Medal for fiction in the 2009 Military Writers Society of America’s Annual Awards program, and when the book launched in June 2009, the Library Journal placed it on its Summer Reads list and called it a “compelling debut novel” and “a real find.”

Mike retired from the U.S. Air Force in September 2007 in the rank of Colonel, following an exciting and dangerous 25-year career as a Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI). He held thirteen different assignments throughout the world, among which were five tours as a Commander of different units, to include two Air Force Squadrons and a Wing. Michael Angley is a seasoned criminal investigator and a counterintelligence and counterterrorism specialist. In his last assignment as the Commander of OSI Region 8 at Air Force Space Command, he was fond of saying, “If it entered or exited the Earth’s atmosphere, I had a dog in the fight!”

He has an M.A. in National Security Affairs from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, and a B.A. in Criminal Justice and Psychology from King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA. In 2001, he served as a National Defense Fellow and Adjunct Professor of International Relations at Florida International University, Miami, FL. Mike and Evelyn, his wife of 24 years, make their home in Colorado Springs, CO. They have three children, and they usually can be found chasing after their rambunctious beagle named Brynn.

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While the Shishi Cried, by J E Buck Ballow

Don Arndt was a drafted Missouri farm boy that spent the year of 1966 with the 27th infantry Regiment, 25th Division in Vietnam. He owned and operated an Electronics business for 36 years and is now retired. Don is the author of See the Dragon, one Wolfhounds Vietnam story and he currently writes a weekly column for the local newspaper. Don is also working to finish his second book. Read more at www.seethedragon.com

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Chris Avery is a new reviewer.

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War in the Pacific Volume IV, by Jerome Hagen

Pat Avery is an author, photographer, journalist, and poet.

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Rob Ballister, MWSA lead reviewer in 2009, published his first book "God Does Have a Sense of Humor" in September of 2005, and joined MWSA in October 2006. A graduate of the US Naval Academy, he is an active duty Naval Officer with over 13 years military experience. His book won a 2007 MWSA Gold Medal and was a co-winner of the 2009 President's Award. He reviews novels and science fiction for the Society, and has also served as a board member.

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Richard Barone retired in 2004 after 30 years of federal civilian service, having worked for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard. His last position was as Technical Information Specialist with the Air Force Technical Applications Center. He served in the Vietnam War from 5/68 to 3/69 as an infantry platoon RTO and a weapons platoon sergeant with Delta Company, 2nd Wolfhounds, 25th ID . He holds a BA in philosophy, MS in criminal justice, and MLS in library & information science. He is the author of the novel Traces of a Lost War (2008) and is currently working on a novel titled Lost on Takeoff, which is about the U.S. air marshal program.

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Lee Boyland has a degree in nuclear engineering, three years of active duty in the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officer and Nuclear Emergency Team commander specializing in nuclear weapons accidents and incidents. His military career continued as a civilian weapons designer and later the disposal of chemical weapons. These programs led him to hazardous waste management and founding several companies.

Currently he consults, appears as a guest on talk-radio shows nationwide, and writes with his wife, Vista. He was a member of a U.S. Government technology exchange team sent to China in 2003.

Lee Boyland is the author of two award winning techno-thrillers, The Rings of Allah (silver medal) and Behold, an Ashen Horse (gold medal), chapters of the Biohazards Management Handbook, and numerous technical articles and papers. Lee and Vista are finishing their third book, America Reborn.

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Gulf Winds, by J. M. Taylor

Carry On Pvt Dahlgren, by Conrad Larson

Hibiscus Blood, by J.E. Buck Ballow

Rhombus, by Bob Gore

The Texas Gun Club, by Mark Bowlin

The Whiplash Hypothesis, by Don Westenhaver

Carolina Roots: from whence I came, by Tom Shytel

Occupation and Insurgency: A Selective Examination of The Hague and Geneva Conventions on the Eastern Front, 1939-1945, by Colin Heaton

D. H. Brown has worked as a Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Vietnam; Director of Security; Armored Car Driver; Police Officer; Hunting Guide, Trapper and Dog Sledder; Homesteader; Truck Driver; General Contractor; Minister; Movie Producer; Editor; Writer; Speaker; Restaurateur; Antique Restoration Specialist; Personal Care Worker; PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor; Webmaster and Web Designer. He writes about what he knows.

His first book, Honor Due, was received with critical acclaim and was awarded the 2008 Silver Medal for Fiction by the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) and a Honorable Mention by The American Authors Association (AAA)

A Vietnam veteran, D. H. BROWN earned the Bronze Star, the Army Commendation Medal and the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) Gallantry Cross Medal w/Palm. He lives a life of solitude deep in the Pacific Northwest rainforest with his wife and the spirit of Buddy Dog, working on his next book. Checkout his website at: http://www.dhbrownbooks.com

People who bother him end up in one of his books, dead...

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French Letters: Engaged in War, by Jack Woodville London

The Surest Poison, by Chester Campbell

Slingshot, by Tom Kovach

An American Family in World War II, by Ralph L. Minker, Sandra O'Connell, Harry Butowsky

Immediate Response, by Major Mark Hammond RM DFC with Clare Macnaughton

Fields of War: Fifty Key Battlefields in France and Belgium, by Robert Mueller

Beyond Duty: Life on the Frontline in Iraq, by Shannon Meehan and Roger Thompson

The Remains of Company D: a Story of the Great War, by James Carl Nelson

Sacred Ground: A Tribute to America's Veterans, by Tom Ruck

Interrogation of Morals, by Jason Meszaros

Memories of Me, by L. M. Romagnoli

John Cathcart spent 20 years in the USAF, retiring in 1998 as a Lieutenant Colonel. During his career he flew the B52, F-111 and the twin-engine prop C-12. He later served as a military attaché, in Colombia and Venezuela. For the remainder of his military career, he worked in a series of staff assignments, including the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Special Operations & Low-Intensity Conflict) at the Pentagon and the US Southern Command (both in Panama and in Miami). In 1999 was hired by American Airlines and is currently flying the 737.

He is the author of Delta 7, a fictional thriller based loosely on his experiences as an attaché.

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Gail Chatsfield worked for nearly 20 years she in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles with positions at AFTRA, the William Morris Agency and nearly ten years as the personal assistant to Farrah Fawcett. She currently leads writers workshops for active-duty military and veterans in conjunction with American Combat Veterans of War non-profit organization.

Chatfield is the author of the award-winning book, By Dammit, We’re Marines! Veterans Stories of Heroism, Horror, and Humor in World War II on the Pacific Front. She is also an opinion columnist for the North County Times and a free-lance journalist. In addition to being a member of the Military Writers Society of America, Chatfield is also a member of the American Historical Association, San Diego Society of Professional Journalists and an associate member of the Third Marine Division Association.

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Through the Years: One Man’s Journey (A to Z), by James Randy Jellerson

MWSA member and reviewer USAF Major (Ret) Herman Bailes (Buddy) Cox is a Vietnam Veteran. He flew C123 planes out of Phan Rang from May 1969 to May 1970. His mission was to move cargo and passengers in the Central Highlands. On his second tour, he flew K135 tankers out of Thailand. After retiring from the Air Force, Buddy became an Airline Pilot for American Airlines and is currently retired. He is working on a book about his time in Vietnam called "In the Pipeline" -- a wry, amusing, and self-deprecating look at the War in Southeast Asia that changed the lives of baby-boomers around the world.

Second only to flying and his beautiful wife Mary and their five daughters, Buddy loves music. He plays trumpet and is the leader of Buddy's Big Band. When he's not arranging swing tunes for the band, he enjoys riding his Harley.

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Grey Wolf: A Novel in History, by David Huffman

So Others May Live Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers Saving Lives Defying Death, by Martha LaGuardia-Kotite, CDR USCGR

Margaret Mahler: A biography of the psychoanalyst, by Alma H. Bond

A Forgotten Soldier: The Life and Times of MG Harry Hill Bandholtz, by Patrick V. Garland

Paul Decker
Position: Health Care Risk Management Consultant for a medical malpractice insurance company, 33 years. College: BS Health Care Management
Status: Married,wife Laurel, have two children. Publications: Have written numerous articles on the prevention of medical errors and patient safety. http://mlmic.com/portal/Dateline.aspx. Military: light weapons infantry, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Vietnam 1968-1969. http://www.bravo2-7.org

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Bob Doerr grew up in a military family, graduated the Air Force Academy, and then had a twenty eight year career of his own in the Air Force. It was a life style that had him moving every three or four years, but also one that exposed him to the people and cultures of numerous countries in Asia, Europe and to most of these United States. In the Air Force, Bob specialized in criminal investigations and counterintelligence gaining significant insight to the worlds of crime, espionage and terrorism. His field of work brought him into close contact and coordination with the investigative and security agencies of many different countries and with the FBI and CIA. This background has helped Bob develop the fictional plots and characters in his books. In addition to his degree from the Academy he also has a Masters in International Relations from Creighton University. Bob is now a full time author, with two mystery/thrillers already published and a third to be released this fall. His book Cold Winter’s Kill was a finalist for the 2010 Eric Hoffer Award. He lives in Garden Ridge, Texas, with his wife of 37 years, their pet dog, Skyler, and ornery cat Cinco.

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Nine Weeks: a teacher's education in Army Basic Training, by Rich Stowell

Nam Sense, by Arthur Wiknik, Jr.

POW/MIA, by Michael D. Mullins

Vietnam in Verse: Poetry for Beer Drinkers, by Michael D. Mullins

The Politics and Security of the Gulf: Anglo-American Hegemony and the Shaping of a Region, by Jeffrey R. Macris

MST: Military Sexual Trauma, by Miette Walker

E. Franklin Evans is a decorated, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel who fought as an infantry platoon leader in Vietnam and served in the United States Army for over twenty-six years. Following a tour with the Ranger Department at Fort Benning, Georgia, he departed for Vietnam in 1968. Frank has a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Columbus State University, a Master of Arts in Management and a Master of Arts in Computer Resources Management from Webster University in Saint Louis. Following retirement from the military, Frank was an Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. Most recently he has been employed as a Department of Defense contractor evaluating combat command and control systems. As an adjunct college professor, he has taught courses in Microcomputer Applications for eleven years. His first book, STAND TO…A JOURNEY TO MANHOOD, was published in January 2008 and has been awarded the coveted MWSA Founder’s Award for 2009, a Silver Medal by Branson Stars and Flags, as well as the Editor’s Choice, Reader’s Choice, and Publisher’s Choice Awards by iUniverse In 2009, Frank was nominated for the Georgia Writer’s Association’s Author of the Year Award. He is currently working on his first fictional novel which will be published in 2010-11. He is the widowed father of three grown children, two sons and a daughter, and lives in Georgia. His web site is www.efranklinevans.com. You may preview Stand To…
at http://www.efranklinevans.com/index.php?page_id=269

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How Can You Mend This Purple Heart, by T L Gould

Nero's Concert, by Don Westenhaver

Finding My Way: A Teen's Guide to Living with a Parent Who Has Experienced Trauma, by Michelle D. Sherman and DeAnne Sherman

Fe Fi FOE Comes, by William C. Samples

The Iron Triangle, by Joe Rhinehart

To Serve My Country, by Jenna Turnipseed

American Secret Pusher Fighters of World War II, by Gerald H. Balzer

U.S. Experimental & Prototype Aircraft Projects, by Bill Norton

Donald J. Farinacci is a Vietnam-era veteran of the United States Army. He served overseas from 1966 to 1969. He is a practicing attorney by profession with a deep interest in veterans’ affairs, which he has been able to pursue as a member of the Military Law Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association and as a long-time volunteer with the National Veterans Administration hospitals volunteer program. It was mainly his work as a veteran’s proponent which led him to conclude that there was a great disparity between the way Vietnam veterans were treated upon their return from war and the way veterans of other wars were treated. This inequity provided the main inspiration for Last Full Measure of Devotion. Continuing with Cold War themes, Mr. Farinacci’s latest published work is Truman & MacArthur, Adversaries for a Common Cause. (Merriam Press, 2010)

Mr. Farinacci has been published as a legal author in many well-known business and law publications, including The New York Law Journal, The Nassau Lawyer, Long Island Business News and various legal course books of the National Business Institute.

Truman & MacArthur is the author’s third full-length work of non-fiction. His first published work was the well-received When One Stood Alone – John J. Sirica’s Battle Against the Watergate Conspiracy, published in 2005. In 2006, When One Stood Alone was excerpted in Ambassador Magazine with a circulation of 50,000 subscribers.

All of Mr. Farinacci’s full-length books have delved into the nature and manifestations of courage – moral courage in the Sirica biography, physical courage in Last Full Measure of Devotion and both types in Truman & MacArthur. This is a theme with which Mr. Farinacci is deeply engaged as a former solider and as a lawyer.

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Senator's Son: An Iraq War Novel, by Luke S Larson

John Faulkner

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Joyce Faulkner lives in Pittsburgh, PA. She published her first article in high school back in 1965. Her writing credentials include many magazine, newspaper & web articles. She also wrote columns -- "The History of Aerial Applications" for AG Pilot International and one on writing topics for webzine "Scribe & Quill." She is a ghostwriter, an editor and a web, newspaper & book designer. Her published books include "Losing Patience" (a Collection of Short Fiction), "The Complete Writer: A Guide to Reaching Your Full Potential" (with coauthors), "In the Shadow of Suribachi" (2006 MWSA Gold Medal for Historical Fiction), "For Shrieking Out Loud" (a collection of humorous creative non-fiction essays), "Sunchon Tunnel Massacre Survivors" (with Pat McGrath Avery, Non-fiction). Two of her stories -- "Part the Horse's Mane (fiction) and "Rosa" (nonfiction) are available as Amazon "Shorts."
Her educational background includes a Major in Writing at the University of Arkansas (3 years) in the 1960s, an Associates Degree in Engineering Science, a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Cleveland State University. She worked in the Gas Industry for many years...first as an Engineer and then as a Supervisor of Gas Supply and then Manager of Information Services. When she left industry in 2000, she was the Director of eCommerce with many years experience in web development and design.

She has been a member of MWSA since 2006 and has served as Secretary and MWSA Webmaster since January of 2008. Her skills include Management, Project Management, Web Site Design, Writing and Layout. She volunteered for the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center for several years and has led various corporate, community and volunteer committees & organizations. Her goal is to help veterans record their piece of history -- for themselves, their families, their communities -- and our country.

"It all started when I wrote 'In the Shadow of Suribachi'," she says. "It's basically the story of my father's experiences as a young Marine at the Battle of Iwo Jima. That book has my heart. It was also the beginning of my working to get veterans' stories written and published. Working with MWSA is an extension of that dream...to make sure that all of our history is recorded and recognized.

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The MOP, by David M. Salkin

The Take-US, by John Raymond Takacs

EMBEDDED: A Marine Corps Advisor Inside the Iraqi Army, by Wesley Gray

When Whippoorwills Call, by John Allen Bandy

Tracings, by Carolyn Howard-Johnson

Bob Flournoy Bob is a Vietnam veteran who served as an artillery forward observer with an air cavalry infantry battalion in the First Cavalry Division. He also served with the Third Infantry Division in Germany. He is the author of Just a Little Rain, and had a memoir published by Southern Cultures, a University of North Carolina/ Duke literary magazine. After over 30 years in the corporate world he now runs his own financial investment business in Franklin, TN, where he lives with his wife, Lorrie. His son is an army officer, and he has a daughter still in college. When he cannot spend time with his family, he loves to read, write, fly fish, and paint.

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Joyce Gilmour What keeps me busy? I am a wife, mother, third grade teacher, copy editor and book reviewer. I live in Brooklyn, Wisconsin with my husband of thirty-seven years. We have five adopted children who are all now living their independent adult lives. My military connections are being the daughter of a Navy Veteran and being the mom of a son who served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps. Beyond my family and school, I reach out to serve others in two ways: The first is on a local level, by teaching Love and Logic parenting classes in our school district and around the state. The second is on a national level by co-founding and serving on the executive board of Marine Parents United. You can find out about my writing services at www.editingtlc.com and about MPU at www.marineparentsunited.com. Thank you.

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Twisted Tongues, by Ruth Naphas Gerhardt & jim greenwald

Lockheed Blackbird Family: A-12, YF-12, D-21/M-21 & SR-71 Photo Scrapbook, compiled by Tony Landis

Signs of Our Times, by Karl Boyd

The Road to Iwo Jima, by Tom McGraham

Lucky Enough, by Eddie Beesley

Great Little Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers, by Carolyn Howard-Johnson

The Tug of War: 48 Classic Stories About War & Peace, by Susan Ives, Editor

Will and Dena: Love and Life in World War II, by Bob Rogers

Get Out of the Way, by Daniel Dinges

Jeanetta Lynn Parker and the Birth of a Nation, by Dorene J. Stamper

Saigon Gold, by Hugh Scott

The Nearly Perfect Plan, by Karl Boyd

If I had a Daddy, by Mary M Sullivan

Child Finder, by Mike Angley

A Vietnam Trilogy, by Raymond Monsour Scurfield

Mercenary’s Tale: Fighting Fidel Castro, by William Heuisler

Sandra Miller Linhart, author of The Elementary Adventures of Jones, JEEP, Buck & Blue ~ the pre-teen chapter book series.

Sandra Miller Linhart was born and raised in Lander, Wyoming. She had been a part of the United States Military community for over 20 years. Ms. Linhart has five daughters, a son-in-law, and three grandsons. She currently resides in Colorado where she is knuckle deep in her second installment of the Jones, JEEP, Buck & Blue book series, Stuck in the Middle, which follows the foursome’s adventures in Middle School. Additionally, she’s working on a YA book series, Hallie of the Harvey Houses.

Ms. Linhart’s formal education includes CA Barstow College, where she studied Art & Design as well as receiving a degree in Sociology, focusing on family and child psychology, and the University of Georgia, where her picture book manuscript, Daddy’s Boots received the 2005 Dixie Lee Connor Award for Best Children’s or Young Adult Manuscript at the Harriette Austin Writers’ Conference in Athens, GA.

Other published titles by Ms. Linhart include her picture books, Daddy’s Boots, Momma’s Boots, What If? and Grandpa, What If?.

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Bill McDonald Jr. flew with the 128th Helicopter Assault Company out of Phu Loi, South Vietnam. He was awarded numerous medals, including: the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, fourteen Air Medals and the Purple Heart. He is the author of "A Spiritual Warrior's Journey", "Purple Hearts", and "Sacred Eye." Bill is MWSA's founder, and served as the Society's first president.

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The Midnight Mile, by Denis W. Flood

The Final Salute: Together We Live On, by Kathleen M. Rodgers

West Pac: A Young Sailor's Journey, by Scott F. Schmidt

Stars & Shields: Cop Stories by Edward T. Cook

Bombshells: War Stories and Poems by Women on the Homefront

Scatterlings of Africa by Peter Davies

Lipstick and a Smile by Helen White

When You Hear the Bugle Call by Peter S. Griffin

Thoughts, Memories, and Tears; An Anthology of War, Death, and Remembrance by Peter S. Griffin

Write Home for Me: A Red Cross Woman in Vietnam by Jean Lamensdorf

The Twins Platoon by Christy W. Sauro Jr.

Wishing for Rain, by Jim Greenwald

With Pen and Feather, by Jim Greenwald

Michael D. "Moon" Mullins, author of "Vietnam in Verse, poetry for beer drinkers." "ViV" won the Gold Medal for poetry, 2007, from the Military Writers Society of America. The book is available on line from amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, books-a-million.com and iUniverse.com. It is available as an audio-book from the author. Vietnam Veteran, Delta 3/7, 199th Light Infantry, '68-'69. Vice President of the Military Writers Society of America.

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Eliot Parker is an Assistant Professor of English at Marshall Community and Technical College in Huntington, West Virginia. He teaches writing and literature courses for the college. He also is the director of the college's writing center. Eliot's first novel, The Prospect, was published in February by Dorrance Publishing.

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Claudia Pemberton is a member of the MWSA and the Romance Writers of America, and the author of the break-out fiction novel "Love Leaves No One Behind," the story of retired Army Ranger Jesse Daulton, and his love, Mikayla Mitchell. A life-long West Virginia resident, Claudia works for the Cabel County Public School System, and is working hard on the sequel to to her award-winning first book.

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The Elementary Adventures of Jones, JEEP, Buck & Blue, by Sandra Miller Linhart

Book 1: Jones

Book 2: Blue

Book 3: Buck

Book 4: JEEP

Bible Promises for Soldiers, by J. M. Barnes

Hollywood Buzz, by Margit Liesche

Poems of Passion & Songs for the Soul, by James Randy Jellerson

Tears for Mother Earth, by Jim Greenwald

French Letters, Book One--Virginia's War: Tierra, Texas 1944, by Jack Woodville London

Wind to Water, by David Hamershock

Dear Sergeant Honey

The Marathon Murders, by Chester D. Campbell

Mommy, What's a POW/MIA?

My Mommy Wears Combat Boots

The Last Farewell

Sharks on Wounded Fish

Where do the Dingoes Come From

Solemnly Swear

The Frugal Book Editor

Stephen Phillips served in the United States Navy as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician at EOD Mobile Units Six, Eight, and Ten. He is the author of Proximity: A Novel of the Navy’s Elite Bomb Squad which MWSA recognized with a gold medal in 2008. More information about Steve and his writing is available at http://stephen-phillips.blogspot.com/, on facebook at http://www.fbook.me/Author_Stephen_Phillips, or through twitter @eodauthor.

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Kathleen M. Rodgers Native New Mexican Kathleen M. Rodgers followed her husband from base to base in his twenty-year career as an Air Force fighter pilot. Growing up in Clovis, NM, home of Cannon Air Force Base, the author and her two sisters vowed they would never date "those base apes." All three sisters married Air Force service members.

The mother of two grown sons, Thomas and J.P., Kathleen lives in Colleyville, TX, with her husband, Tom, and Chocolate Lab, Bubba. Her work has appeared in Family Circle Magazine, Air Force, Army & Navy Times, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Albuquerque Journal, Clovis News Journal, Daedalus Flyer and in the poetry anthology "Because I Fly," published by McGraw-Hill.

Her novel "The Final Salute: Together We Live On" won the Silver Medal for historical fiction from the Military Writers Society of America, 2009 book awards.

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Mere Chance, by David G. Bancroft

The Letter, by Jerry Yellin

Cold Winter's Kill, by Bob Doerr

Charlene Rubush is a freelance writer and author, specializing in Women’s Issues. Her experience as a former wife of a Vietnam veteran with untreated Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, has led her to years of research on the subject.

She is an alumnus of Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, where she earned a Creative Writing Degree, with a Minor in Women and Gender Studies. Her Senior Thesis, focusing on the unique problems of combat veterans wives, won her An Award of Honor.

Her ebook, Win Over Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder- Resources, True Stories, and Life-Saving Information for Combat Vets and Their Families, is now available on her blog/website www.winoverptsd.com. She also offers free reports on PTSD.

She is a “New Reviewer” on Amazon.com, with 97 reviews, and counting.

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Robert S. Ruehrdanz served with the Army Security Agency [aka, NSA] on top-secret assignments during the Korean War on the island of Hokkaido, Japan from 1952 to 1955.

In 2004 he published Why Phoenix? A self-published, 250-page novel, a fact based story about the worldwide high-speed transportation systems, planned and in use. Relevant experience to write this story, Why Phoenix? was gained from over thirty years in marketing as a senior consultant, and corporate representative.

He has also published three fiction short stories in e-magazines; two nonfiction short stories in print magazine, four nonfiction short stories in e-magazines.

Born in Chicago and during his lifetime, he has traveled through 48 states and somehow he missed Vermont and Rhode Island. He and his wife Marge, live 55 miles north of San Francisco in Sonoma County, California. They are fortunate to have four of their six children and their families close by. Bob enjoys golf, reading, and writing, many forms of music, movies and theater.

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Carmen Stenholm, PhD:

My life began in Europe, behind the iron curtain just four years after the end of World War II. When I was nine years old, everything changed when my mother risked our lives to escape and bring me to America. The losses of country, family and self-identity were balanced by kindness from people in every one of the many places my life has taken me.

I attended ten different schools from the age of nine to seventeen. At eighteen, when I became a student at UCLA, I was ready to dive under the blanket of academia and spend the rest of my life doing lone research in protective archives. But life would not allow me to hide because I am, first and foremost, interested in and in love with people.

My training is in psychology, counseling, teaching, art and history. This knowledge, combined with a lifetime of extraordinary experiences, make me a passionate believer in human beings’ instinctive drive to discover our inner magnificence and use our abilities to build on strengths – to grow and evolve into the highest visions we hold of ourselves. They have also given me a deep appreciation and affection for those who came before us, who survived the impossible to ensure that life continues.

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Mary Sullivan is a single parent of one daughter. She has always loved the written word, and Journalism and spelling were two of her favorite subjects. Mary and her daughter authored their first children's book a year ago.

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Dead Men Can Kill, by Bob Doerr

Of War and Weddings, by Jerry Yellin

Weymouth D. Symmes was raised in Lewistown and Billings, Montana. In 1966 he enlisted in the United States Navy. During his service he spent two years aboard the USS Ticonderoga and one year on Swift boats in Vietnam.

Honorably discharged in 1970, he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation for Extraordinary Heroism, Two Navy Unit Commendations, The Republic of Vietnam meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross) and other awards.

He married Terry (Persson) in 1970. He received a bachelor’s degree in 1973 and a master’s degree in 1975 in Political Science from the University of Montana. After a career in commercial banking he retired from First Security Bank in 1999.

He was the treasurer for the Montana State Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial; was one of the founders and first treasurer of the Swift Boat Sailors Association (the fraternal organization for Swift Boat sailors); was one of the founders and national treasurer for Swift Boat Veterans & POWs for Truth; and was on the Board and the treasurer of the Admiral Roy F. Hoffmann Foundation (http://admhoffmannfoundation.com/).

Weymouth is the author of War on the Rivers a Swift Boat Sailor's Chronicle of the Battle for the Mekong Delta and This is Latch The Story of Rear Admiral Roy F. Hoffmann. His web site is at: http://warontherivers.com/.

He and his wife split their time between their home in Missoula, Montana, and traveling in the Southwest in the winter.

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David and the Mighty Eighth, by Marjorie Hodgson Parker

David W. Tschanz was born and raised and Connecticut. He currently lives in Saudi Arabia where he has been working the past twenty years. A long time military historian Dave’s work has appeared in Command, Military History, Wild West, Strategy & Tactics, C3i and Line of Departure as well as other venues. He was medical affairs editor for Command for several years. He is presently the historian for the American Legion’s China Post 1 (national) as well as the Dhahran Memorial Division of CP1. David is also the publisher and editor of Cry “Havoc!” which is the journal of the Military History Interest Group of American Mensa. His favorite research topics are disease and war, unconventional (NBC) weapons, weather and warfare, propaganda, the Nabataeans, camels in warfare and just about anything else that’s not in the traditional mainstream.

To say Dave is eclectic is an understatement. He has advanced degrees in history, political science and epidemiology; as well as nine computer certifications. He has eight books to his credit, one on the ancient city of Petra and seven on computer topics.

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Goodbye, Yobo; by J.E. Buck Ballow

Hodge Wood lives on the lake with Beth, his wife of twenty-eight years, and they have two boys. A true street survivor, Hodge practiced occupational therapy for twenty years after the four year recovery described in his first book, Chum Water. Recognized as Oklahoma’s Occupational Therapist of the Year - 1991, he has served in many staff and leadership roles with an expertise in Industrial Rehabilitation, private practice, and program development. From a hospital employee population of sixteen-hundred, Hodge was Employee of the Year Nominee 1996 (one of twelve) for Norman Regional Hospital’s Service Excellence Exceptional Kindness (SEEK) award. After graduation in 1981 from the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, he became a Registered and Licensed Occupational Therapist and performed in a variety of rehabilitation settings as Staff Therapist, Chief of Occupational Therapy, Clinical Coordinator, and Program Director. Hodge created two private practices, started four new Industrial Rehabilitation programs, and re-established services for an Independent Living Center that gained “Exemplary Status” by the Rehabilitation Services Administration during his OT career. Hodge is an Officer on the Board of Directors for the Mid-America Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (MAPVA). He was presented the 2007 - MAPVA Volunteer of the Year Award.

Hodge is an active member of the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) and the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation Inc (OWFI). He was given the prestigious 2008 MWSA President’s Award for Extraordinary Contributions for both his military and lifelong service. Chum Water book received the 2008 MWSA Silver Star for a Memoir. Hodge is further published. He writes feature stories about veterans’ interests, details hunting experiences with disability, provides book reviews, and has penned grant and technical training manuals.

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