tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376953322012-01-28T22:23:46.359-08:00Are you out there on the homefront? We invite you to be part of this space based on the book: Bombshells: War Stories and Poems by Women on the Homefront. The book is available from our distributor spdbooks.org and from online bookstores such as barnesandnoble.com and amazon.comJeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.comBlogger721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-22748885221006093052009-11-22T22:11:00.000-08:002009-11-22T22:18:33.724-08:00

White phosphorus... depleted uranium? Nobody has really known what would happen after white phosphorus and loads of depleted uranium built up in war zones. Perhaps there is an elephant in the room that nobody wants to mention... Radiation and toxicity might have a large influence on birth defects in war zones. Right now 25 percent, that's one in four, babies are born with spinal cord

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-21276797651126031032009-04-15T20:19:00.000-07:002009-04-15T20:22:23.876-07:00

This is horrible news for my friends in Green. YOU MUST READ this. This is old news, but new news , because it was suppressed news. http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2004/08/31_bollyn_pentagon-brass-suppresses.htm

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-35920157037726243722008-12-27T15:21:00.000-08:002008-12-27T15:22:50.166-08:00

This was forwarded to me from the Patriotic Pillow Project:Supporters of our Military Community, Please I implore you to watch this informative series of segments dealing with and teaching us about TBI *Traumatic Brain Injury!! This is a signature injury sustained by possibly 25% of our young Service Men & Women that are in the field overseas. We must improve the knowledge base of the general

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-29815228265318264842008-12-09T20:35:00.000-08:002008-12-09T20:36:26.623-08:00

This is the season to reflect, and in reflection, let’s talk of love, gratitude, and some basic pronouns. Who are you? Well, you are the sum of all your experiences and in relation to your family, a daughter, son, wife, mother, father, brother, or something. (Joe’s friend, the youngest daughter, mother of three, her this, his that, your, my, our...) When you apply the pronouns, you start to

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-17711997207475568792008-12-06T21:20:00.000-08:002008-12-06T21:21:49.910-08:00

From the Huffington PostPRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA: Tomorrow, you had mentioned earlier, is when we commemorate Pearl Harbor, and so I'm going to be making announcement tomorrow about the head of our Veterans Administration, General Eric Shinseki, who was a commander and has fought in Vietnam, Bosnia, is somebody who has achieved the highest level of military service. He has agreed that he is willing

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-27410231411972426472008-11-07T17:32:00.000-08:002008-11-07T17:48:54.399-08:00

Well, I might not have been kind to Sarah Palin, but it seems I made the right call. I hope that John McCain is a part of the new direction of America and I salute his service. Also, I respect Obama as the new Commander in Chief. Soon, more veterans will be home from war and we will be there for them on the homefront. I hope we can help.I feel a little badly for being so mad at McCain's pick of

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-56856862075227572462008-09-16T22:34:00.000-07:002008-09-16T22:35:24.097-07:00

Beware the Ides of November In act II of Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar,Brutus considers the preemptive strike of killing Caesar before he is crowned and compares the strike to smashing an egg: And therefore think him as a serpent's egg 
 Which, hatch'd,would, as his kind, grow mischievous, And kill him in the shell.Brutus has never seen Caesar swayed, but still, if he is crowned, he could

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-78072245101047486202008-09-10T21:18:00.001-07:002008-09-10T21:18:38.545-07:00

Lipstick on PygmalionMcCain and Palin don’t have track records of change, they have track records of a bridge to nowhere, pork barrel waste, irresponsible spending and same ol same ol politics of the rich. As a leader, McCain can’t boast anything new, except maybe hooking up with an ex beauty queen… Even that truly isn’t new, his beer heiress wife was one too. No, as a leader, McCain has

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-82733935208150097942008-08-29T17:30:00.000-07:002008-09-02T20:42:23.702-07:00

(This is a personal, political rant and does not reflect Bombshells or anything I have edited or written. It doesn't mean I am not deeply involved with people who have served, moreover, it is my American point of view August 30th, 2008) It is just me, little ol me, as a woman after the homefront wait, a woman interested in the future of my country. Desperate men do desperate acts. McCain picked

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-74578965973850745682008-03-08T14:37:00.000-08:002008-03-08T14:40:19.567-08:00

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer Sat Mar 8, 12:44 PM ETLaura Youngblood clutched her husband's photo as she drove alone to the hospital. She'd become pregnant nearly nine months earlier, the day he'd left for training for Iraq. Hours later, after the baby was born, she placed the photo in the bassinet next to the infant he'd named Emma in his last letter home. He would never hold her.

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-13102468255559068762008-01-31T05:50:00.000-08:002008-01-31T05:51:01.741-08:00

Hi Everyone!Everywhere I go I hear people say, "I don't support the war, but I do support the troops." Well, now is the time to stand by that! Our veterans need us--let's not let them down like we did during and long after Vietnam. It is possible to affect change--but only if we actually begin taking action!I signed IAVA's Petition to Secretary Nicholson, head of the VA, calling for increased

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-70742694858799911492008-01-24T16:55:00.000-08:002008-01-31T05:58:02.743-08:00

From Charles Sheehan Miles Good sttuffCharles Thursday, 17 January 2008Times Under Fire for Vets articlePosted By Charles at 9:59 AM On Sunday, the New York Times ran a lengthy article chronicling a series of homicides committed by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans over the last several years—more than 120 killings here in the United States. Now, the Times is under fire, according to some

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-88019891840179300022008-01-20T21:23:00.000-08:002008-01-20T21:29:15.636-08:00

"I read 2 Below. My first instinct was to state what every jacked up combat vet thinks, but am afraid of how bad it will be attacked by others.Killing is like virginity and sex. The first time is awkward. You've heard your buddies talk about it, you've seen it on tv. and it can be addicting.But every situation is different. The mother ****er who ran a road block with a family inside actually

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-86507928903924035582008-01-20T12:26:00.000-08:002008-01-20T12:39:39.342-08:00

A friend who has served both as a Marine, then again as Army Infantry and now back as a marine posted this, with permission to repost. These are not my words at all, nor are they meant to persuade anyone to anything, just one voice among many..." Jan 17, 2008 12:01 AMSubject: Aaaaahhhh!!!!Body: GRUNTS- Body: Underwear is entirely optional at all times -You go on missions with your fly undone

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-43083026875083693362008-01-19T21:46:00.000-08:002008-01-19T21:48:27.437-08:00

From the link above... click link for entire story....TOOELE, Utah — Not long after Lance Cpl. Walter Rollo Smith returned from Iraq, the Marines dispatched him to Quantico, Va., for a marksmanship instructor course.Mr. Smith, then a 21-year-old Marine Corps reservist from Utah, had been shaken to the core by the intensity of his experience during the invasion of Iraq. Once a squeaky-clean Mormon

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-76222865554194644822008-01-18T22:17:00.000-08:002008-01-19T10:12:17.335-08:00

There are two articles below this one. One is about the violence perpetrated by rogue veterans after serving in Iraq and Afganistan. One is a strong reaction agains that kind of reporting. Both are valid arguments. Is it responsible journalism to sensationalize the few killers who have returned from battle in foreign lands, only to unleash that fury on Americans? Is it responsible journalism

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-67735193640612899532008-01-18T22:16:00.001-08:002008-01-19T11:14:20.417-08:00

THE NEW 'LEPERS'THE TIMES' TROUBLE WITH VETSDefending America: That's why the Times insists he's a freak.January 18, 2008 -- I'VE had a huge response to Tuesday's column about The New York Times' obscene bid to smear veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan as mad killers. Countless readers seem to be wondering: Why did the paper do it?Well, in the Middle Ages, lepers had to carry bells on pain of death

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-61154285515920000352008-01-14T19:45:00.000-08:002008-01-14T19:47:26.227-08:00

The Associated PressPosted : Monday Jan 14, 2008 12:56:22 ESTNEW YORK — At least 121 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have committed a killing or been charged in one in the U.S. after returning from combat, The New York Times reported Sunday.The newspaper said it also logged 349 homicides involving all active-duty military personnel and new veterans in the six years since military action began

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-86603642620330522692008-01-03T09:12:00.000-08:002008-01-03T09:14:30.086-08:00

Moms in Service to Their WoundedAssociated Press | January 02, 2008SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Rose Lage swears it is true:Suddenly, in the midst of a fitful night of sleep lastJune, she knew that her son had been injured in Iraq."I heard my son's voice," she recalls. "It might soundweird, but I heard him holler 'Mama!'"It turned out U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Lage wasthe only survivor of a blast

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-79178759345375629112007-12-03T21:17:00.000-08:002007-12-03T21:20:05.697-08:00

I missed Halloween with my kids this year because I was sick in bed. I missed the whole shebang – sprinkling glitter on my princess’ hair, tightening my pirate’s sash and tying a bandana around my cowboy’s neck. I missed the chicken shish kabobs grilled in a friend’s driveway, and the Tecate offered to the parents congregated in lawn chairs. And obviously I missed trick-or-treating. Before

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-81835315239352423212007-12-03T21:16:00.000-08:002007-12-03T21:17:22.437-08:00

The shame is little is done. What can be done? JL

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-10663670442950229232007-09-27T23:07:00.001-07:002007-09-27T23:09:18.105-07:00

I guess letting you all know I started a little blog would be better if I actually added the link! Sorry about that! http://lettersjapan.blogspot.com

Casey Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858336364485178883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-28394343801320950562007-09-26T16:41:00.001-07:002007-09-26T16:44:01.837-07:00

Well I am finally in Japan with my husband once more. We are only together for 30 days before he leaves again, but we are making the best of it, waiting for housing and trying to keep our spirits up!I have started a blog as kind of an uplifting thing to keep my family and friends updated on our progress here in Japan. Its a new and scary road for us but we are making the best of it. Feel free

Casey Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858336364485178883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-23628342343581096572007-09-11T19:19:00.001-07:002007-09-11T19:26:20.212-07:00

Mike at War is a new blog to follow Mike, Missy's brother, through the sandbox. I feel privilaged to know men and women who have served, men and women who have returned, young men that have lost their lives, and brave families who understand the concept of "Serving Their Country." Although I haven't served formally, I pay honor to the families who have served and who are serving. Also, I

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-47104453132195619392007-09-05T20:42:00.000-07:002007-09-05T20:47:36.009-07:00

"Bombshell contributor Ann Iverson has released a new collection of war poems called "Definite Space" available from Holy Cow Press! Please support this book! Click the title to go to Holy Cow Press!Congratulations Ann!

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-54746298699094745012007-08-11T07:52:00.000-07:002007-08-11T07:56:02.965-07:00

August 9, 2007 - 12:17PMHOME FRONT: Wireless ConnectionCommentary by Missy MartinI’m on my cell phone, wearing one of those posh white bathrobes I found hanging in the closet, at noon, leaning over the third floor balcony of my room in a New Hampshire hotel trying to get good reception, talking to my brother Mike who is calling from “Mortaritaville” in Iraq. Spread out below me is a sea of green,

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-11860955611552930652007-08-07T11:33:00.000-07:002007-08-07T11:38:32.177-07:00

Quick somebody stop me! Rumor has it, I am sending my husband too much stuff! It has almost become an addiction for me. Everytime I go into a store all I do is look for things I can buy him and send him, whether it be snacks, bathroom items, or magazines and books. My frivolous sending has turned him into a packrat, with 4 bags of sunflower seeds hidden in his locker, and candy bars here and

Casey Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858336364485178883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-83666580156076036862007-07-29T15:21:00.001-07:002007-07-31T16:45:54.421-07:00

My aunt Liz died Saturday night in a plane crash. Her story from Bombshells is included in this blog. Liz was on a great adventure with her 78 year old friend. They were on a one month trip through Alaska flying to small airports, camping under the wing of the plane and the stars and enjoying life. I imagine if Thelma and Louise were seniors, they would be like my aunt and her friend. Click

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-38311704960890428762007-07-11T11:27:00.000-07:002007-07-11T11:29:09.710-07:00

HOME FRONT: The comforts of homeCommentary by Missy MartinOrdinarily I hate fast food. I once rented the movie Supersize Me to help indoctrinate my kids against it. A few days after watching it, we drove past a McDonald’s where an ambulance was parked out front. The kids all gasped, certain that someone had bitten into a French fry and suffered a heart attack. The other day, while I was out of

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-38660513424051745212007-07-02T19:52:00.000-07:002007-07-02T19:54:35.466-07:00

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-25967814229147464282007-06-23T08:41:00.000-07:002007-07-11T11:35:37.515-07:00

Energy BarsTobacco productsSquirt GunsComfort ItemsCookiesUse flat rate boxes-Declare: Find out if you can send tobacco legally before declaring it.Alcohol is illegal as are pork products. If you send contraband... you could get them in trouble.Spam and vodka are probably not the greatest idea-- Please add any suggestions-

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-90457595185767566762007-06-22T11:49:00.000-07:002007-06-22T11:53:31.645-07:00

June 19, 2007 - 2:49PMHOME FRONT: Hate the war? Love the warriorCommentary By Missy MartinLast week I traveled to Fort Polk, La., to see my brother Mike, and the rest of the 7th Chemical Company, off to war. For the next 15 months they’ll log miles all over Iraq, providing convoy security. Mike’s job is to drive a Humvee while a gunner mans the 50-caliber machine gun mounted on top of the truck.

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-49492189828319887562007-06-19T13:53:00.000-07:002007-06-19T13:58:21.507-07:00

Hey Everyone! I was starting to think that I was posting a little too much on here...and I certainly don't want to become annoying. However, I am a little lonely I will admit and it is so nice to have this place to post my thoughts and have other people who understand read them! I have to thank Jesse and Missy for creating this blog and allowing me an outlet.What I wanted to discuss was the

Casey Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858336364485178883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-91470803181563769492007-06-12T08:05:00.000-07:002007-06-12T08:13:06.420-07:00

In the last week, my husband and I, although he is far away, have been faced with the ultimate decision. To stay in or not to stay in? While he still has approximately 3 years in, we have started to contemplate our options.This is a harder decision than I would have thought. Surprisingly we are on completely different sides of the fence, and they aren't the sides you would think. He wants out

Casey Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858336364485178883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-7559907674037752862007-05-30T22:06:00.000-07:002007-05-30T22:07:44.100-07:00

New Pic of Mike in Missy's piece from below-Also, don't miss the Memorial day contribution from syndicated columnist Debra LoGuercio!

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-4790976409434543262007-05-30T14:37:00.000-07:002007-05-30T22:09:20.738-07:00

Because I Say SoMay 24, 2007Debra LoGuercioSometimes the deepest wounds can’t be seen On Memorial Day, we (hopefully) pause to honor those who’ve served our country, in particular, those whose lives were cut short in a visible way. Like returning home in a body bag. Or not at all. Thankfully, most returned home in relatively better shape, scarred or missing limbs, and we honor them too. But what

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-87668283706765120032007-05-25T20:31:00.000-07:002007-05-25T20:51:20.419-07:00

Happy Memorial day. I will be signing books at Barnes and Noble of Alisa Viejo on Memorial Day and remembering the lives lost.... My many relatives and the many I never met.Doc will visit Dupes grave. Missy will be on her way to see her brother off for re-deployment. Here are pics of the ceremony, The wetting of the Stripes. Please look it up if you can, it's an amazing ceremony. More pics

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-30636472759786504152007-05-22T19:16:00.000-07:002007-05-22T19:23:45.130-07:00

As promised, here is a picture of my husband, Jay. This picture was taken at the airport the day that he flew to Japan. It has been over a month since then and it already feels like a year. Sometimes I think you can see it in my eyes in this picture...I missed him before he was even gone.

Casey Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858336364485178883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-76304688445168741972007-05-15T14:02:00.000-07:002007-05-15T14:09:27.605-07:00

I wanted to take a few moments to tell everyone a little about my Sailor. We always hear they are being deployed and that they are working hard, but do we ever really hear what they are actually doing. It takes a lot of sweat and tears to keep an air craft carrier going, and I am proud to say that my husband is a part of that.My Husband is a 3rd Class Petty Officer, and is part of the Hull

Casey Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858336364485178883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-1938213712090307652007-05-15T09:34:00.000-07:002007-05-15T09:39:16.641-07:00

Here's an excerpt from Lois Wolk, Assemblymember eighth district: "...your book shines light on the homefront experience and what it means to be patriotic. The citizens of our region are fortunate to have someone with your talents and insight among them."Lois WolkMay 3,2007

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-60321920425246026862007-05-14T18:21:00.000-07:002007-05-30T22:06:35.301-07:00

(click the above title to activate link)HOME FRONT: Calm before the stormCommentary by Missy MartinMy brother Mike is going to war. He’ll do his part to provide security for convoys in Iraq by driving an armed Humvee. I’m trying to muster the same “bring it on” fortitude to cope with his deployment that he and his fellow soldiers first exuded at their boot camp graduation. But soldiers’ families

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-17796797453600267442007-05-11T22:37:00.000-07:002007-05-14T18:24:33.924-07:00

Doc went TDY about 2 weeks ago, and when he did, I am pretty sure I build a static wall around myself of not feeling. It was only tonight, after two weeks of "down time" that I realized I had made quite a shield. I guess I am good at it. It makes me wonder if that is how I made it through the long deployment... Half dazed, half anesthetized. This is sheer speculation and a little Alaskan

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-75021630474344298302007-05-04T12:56:00.000-07:002007-05-04T13:09:43.234-07:00

Two weeks ago my husband left once again. We have only been married for 8 months and he is once again gone. When I wrote my original piece for the book he was on his first Westpac Deployment and we were only engaged. This time we are married and have spent the last 7 1/2 months in complete bliss together while he attended C-School to become a Super Welder.He left on April 19th to go to Japan.

Casey Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858336364485178883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-36763060855079227712007-04-29T08:35:00.000-07:002007-04-29T22:25:30.754-07:00

My cat was missing.OK, DOC DOESN'T REALLY LIKE CATS, but my 26 toed cat, Yetti had been missing for a few weeks and we were all a little concerned. She's a basic tabby, but instead of stripes, she has bobcat spots and enormous feet due to her polydactyl nature. My daughter saw her gaunt form out by the trash cans. When she approached her, she loped away in a lopsided gait created by her

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-36539390341342512942007-04-26T12:16:00.000-07:002007-04-29T22:34:08.774-07:00

Peet's was a blast, even though it was a slow night we still sold many books and had great conversations with people. Some military people that have served in Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan and even Vietnam came out. One nice lady has her son over in the sand box for the 3rd deployment. She really had a great perspective on it. She said her son signed up and is proud to serve and she is proud to

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-10425413052153213112007-04-23T09:30:00.000-07:002007-04-23T13:29:25.952-07:00

I posted a link to an article about Veteran's returning and going to college with that fancy GI Bill! If you have anyone around you that is a veteran, recently returned etc.. Please read it. Here's my brief story. My guy came back and was on fire to go to school. He started classes 3 weeks after getting home. I thought it was too soon, he could hardly wait! It went bad fast.. First, he was

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-15005346970793331452007-04-23T09:27:00.000-07:002007-04-23T09:30:07.000-07:00

Spring 2007 - The lanky University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore was searching for the keg when another partygoer spotted him.Student Veterans- from MSNBC Click title to access whole article“Everybody, this is Jake Warner,” he announced. “Jake was in the Marines and he’s been to Iraq,” he continued, his voice rising.Oh shit, here it comes; Warner groaned.“He’s killed people before!”Warner’s

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I had this idea to have a celebration at the pub where my guy and I first started to "get together." The pub is special to me, I just love the place. I figured I would put a few fliers up and sell books. I wanted to make some money for Fisher House and Soldier's Angels, so I came up with an idea... Missy sent me some Bombshell dog tags... I bought party favor tins, silk rosepetals and made

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David and Mike on Mike's last day of "predeployment leave." No, Mike is not the husky guy with the buzz cut. He's the naughty one who grew a goatee on leave! Drinking beer from David's birthday gift of brand new "Git 'R Done" beer glasses, a gift from a staff member. At this point I'm thinking Jesse and I need to visit Christina Rauh Fishburne (an awesome, witty, writer) in Germany to discuss

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“Supporting our troops” is far more complex when you are personally connected to a soldier—when you feel like Mary Jony, a mother of an Army Ranger who writes, “the world has…shrunk to one man, one boy I want alive above all else.” J E F F E KENNEDY’s Air Force father crashed his plane when she was only three. She writes about her journey twenty-five years later, along with her mother, to

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Bombshells: War Stories and Poems by Women on the Homefront (Paperback) by Missy Martin (Editor), Jesse Loren (Editor)REVIEW A Collective Spiritual Consciousness about War and the Women left at Home! , April 13, 2007Reviewer: W. H. McDonald Jr. "The Military Writer's Society of America / Author of: A Spiritual Warrior's Journey" - See all my reviews Rarely does an anthology contain such

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BOMBSHELLS Party—April 21st at The Irish Pub, WintersBook signing Wednesday April 25, 5-8 Peet’s/ Vacaville Free drink with coupon-Book signing Winters Youth Day Parade : April 28, Friends of the Library table...Sales and signing TAFB BX, Fairfield May, 9-12 Ok. Happy Easter- Missy's brother is being sent back to the sandbox. She has writtten a fabulous personal account if it, and maybe

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Hi Jesse; I just finished "Bombshells". Congratulations. I'm really proud ofyou. The writing is all first class, interesting, moving, powerfulwithout exception. I hope that this unique collection is widelypurchased and read because it certainly deserves to be. And I hope, asyou say at the end, that it's just the beginning of more along theselines. Again, congratulations and great work.All

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Doc went to Mexico to deep sea fish. It took 4 hours to cross the border back. Hopefully he has many fish, I'll eat them, he won't eat them! as soon as there are pics, I'll post them. He fished, drank beer and played cards for 3 days.Thank you to the folks out there reading the books and writing reviews! I am hoping Missy and I can sew up summer book tour stuff soon. My best bud from Grad

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My auntie sent me this. Voices of the Fallen from Newsweek: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17773294/site/newsweek/Things are going well. Doc changed units and is now non-deployable. I have been busy with work, and I had a fabulous weekend. I went to Napa to see William and Mary Shea . William was in the play "South Pacific" and was a captain. If you don't know the play, it is based in WWII on an

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Frank Rich and Tony Kushner- What an amazing combination- It was great- I took copious notes- More later-Much talk of war, mediaThe Theater of Politics and the Politics of Theater

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Chronicle writer, Justin Berton, wrote a great article about a project to bring web support to the soldiers in the field. Click the link to read the article. The guy, Mike, that is interviewed is my guy's friend. His blog is listed on the link section of this blog. At any rate. It helped me understand so much about Army attitudes in the field. Please check the links. And if you read something

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I'm not sure which is more exausting: the guilty quasi-employed do-nothing-days; waiting for emails, phone calls, letters; can't sleep cuz his side is empty; can't sleep cuz I hate waking up; hundreds of tuna fish sandwhich meals; insatiable DVD collecting; eyeball paralysis after reading for hours and hours; YES I'D LOVE TO GO acceptance to any and all invitations to pass the time as much as

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A little background on me. My family has been and will always be pro-military. In fact, I was considering enlisting in the Air Force at the time I met Shawn, but he promptly shot that down, stating, "No girlfriend of his was joining the military," he knew what the guys were like. In the years since we were married he had regretted his words, trying to convince me to join, but when I became

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We were married September '06 when he returned from a 6 month deployment, andimmediately moved to San Diego, where we have been ever since. Ourfirst 6 months of marraige have been incredible and memorable. Thisis all about to end however.My husband has been stationed overseas and will be deployed again only2 weeks after we were to move overseas. Because of this I will bestaying in the states

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This is Missy and her Man- What a Bombshell! Graduation for MikeFrom Bombshells: ....From the parking lot I could see Bravo Company’s graduating class standing in formation outside the hall where they’d soon be honored for completing 19 weeks of basic and advanced training. Mike’s last letter said he’d lost 30 pounds, and when he stepped from the line to greet me, indeed I could see that the

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Garry, Liz's husband while in Alaska with local kids waiting to be sent out to sea in Korea, not sure of the year. This is Liz with her baby waiting for Garry. Liz writes.... ".... The year passed, and my little baby grew into a little girl, and I had grown up in many ways, too. When Garry’s ship returned I held our daughter’s tiny hand and together we walked the gangplank to welcome her

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This start is an old post, which I saved as a draft because I thought it was just too depressing.... but....I'm really tired tonight. Doc and I have been doing so much. He has returned to physical therapy, he's really sore, and he has duty this weekend which he won't miss. As much as this seems to be formal whining, it's really about hope. At first I just hoped that he would get back and we

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click title, scroll down- YEAH!http://www.fisherhouse.org/angels/angels.shtml

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When the local news interviewed my Iraq-war veteran boyfriend about the subject matter of the new book that I co-edited: Bombshells: War Stories and Poems by Women on the Homefront, I was taken aback by his response about what he thought of the homefront experience. He said, “For all I knew, while I was out killing people, she was probably doing dishes.” Being a writer, a college

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http://www.kcra.com/video/11017728/index.htmlIt seems sad, but it perks up! JL Here's doc and Jesse

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From June blog 2005Long Phone CallLast night I think we spoke for almost an hour if you include all the silences. There is still tension between the men, and although morale was recently down, it sounded better over there after the group found some bombs. Two days of bomb hunting, it sure is best to find them before they find you. It was so great to hear his voice, even through the Hadji

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“The materials in Bombshells: War Stories and Poems by Women on the Homefront are truly unique in the large archive of writings on twentieth- and twenty-first century wars. The authors of these memoirs, short stories, narratives, and poems are women with an intimate connection to soldiers of the conflicts to which the U.S. has contributed its military force during the various decades of the last

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Voices-"No doubt each Bombshells contributor has her own view on the military and war, including the current War in Iraq, and I'm willing to bet they are all not the same. Throughout the making of Bombshells, we never asked the writers to profess their political stances, or used politics in any way to shape the book. In fact, the only agenda of Bombshells as a project/compilation is to validate

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http://www.amazon.com/Bombshells-Stories-Poems-Women-Homefront/dp/0978848934/sr=8-1/qid=1169003123/ref=sr_1_1/104-4302962-9413527?ie=UTF8&s=books omniartsllc.comYou can also buy through Borders or omniartsllc.comWOW

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The many voices of the homefront of war rise to choral status here, singing to us their longing and loss, determination and acceptance, mourning and patience, and most of all their loving loyalty to husbands, sons, fathers, brothers, friends -- and to their country, for their own futures are held as hostage to the vicissitudes of war as are those of the soldiers they honor. Despite the powerful

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“War can be hell, not just for those caught on the battlefield, but for the mothers, daughters, sisters, and lovers left behind. Bombshells offers a tender, honest, unblinking window into the life of those who love a soldier and explores the myriad ways that a human heart can hope, worry, and grieve.”Dinty W. Moore, author of The Accidental BuddhistBombshells… is simply brilliant and

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