Sixteen-million to one. Those are about the odds on this connection happening on the day before Father’s Day 2020. But this connection stems back seventy-five years to WWII. Sadly, neither of these two fathers are with us anymore. This morning I received an amazing email...
Days like today, I think of the many incredible WWII veterans I’ve met and shared their stories. On this day, 75 years ago, Hitler and his Third Reich we’re finally pushed back beyond the line. The line was the beginning of what would be known...
Can you believe it, Christmas Eve is only a week away. Seems the season starts earlier every year. I wish Thanksgiving would last longer, it’s one of my favorites. But now it’s crunch time as the last rush for Christmas presents is upon us. I...
An excerpt from a publication of the Sentinel and Enterprise. Memorial Day, 2017. My dad, Giovanni (John) “Gene” Valera, was clearly my inspiration for this book and research. He was born May 19, 1919. We knew his parents emigrated from a remote area in Pietraperzia,...
The early spring and summer of 2019, David Hughes of DigiVibe Video Productions and I conducted these precious interviews. These four American veterans of the Korean War met with us and shared some of their lives during their time overseas. We worked in conjunction...
As I read and reread “A Military Mustang: The Extraordinary Life of Captain John W. Arens” I’m struck by the amount of stories and details he recalled of his life. Here’s an amazing t one worth sharing. ...
