Why is it that the events of WWII are not taught in our schools? Where did we go wrong? Some other countries teach their children about what happened. These are our mothers, fathers and grandparents. Just because they didn’t talk with you about it doesn’t...
Chapter 2 Charlie Sanderson, excerpt from “My Father’s War: Memories from Our Honored WWII Soldiers” Sanderson eventually landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. At that time, the Allies were only two miles inland, just about a week after the initial D-day invasion. His LST,...
Except from “My Father’s War: Memories from Our Honored WWII Soldiers.” Feature Veteran story from Fernand Frechette Frechette, of course being the only French speaking soldier, had been told a secret by the little girl. “The barn behind them had German soldiers in it!” There...
You have the Greatest Grandparents…let me explain why I know this. The children of WWII parents, like my brothers and I and even some of you reading this, all have a common theme. We had parents that fought in the most brutal world war, witnessed...
About a week ago, I received an email from one of the producers at NECN, New England Cable News, asking me to appear on their show. The producer, John, sounded like a cool enough guy and offered me a prime 7:00pm spot with Sue O’Connell...
What an honor it is to be named the 2016 Foreward INDIES Finalist. The category is “War and Military” and was chosen from thousands of books. The reviews have been coming in at Five Stars. Readers have reached out to me with their own few...
