Category Archives: war stories

Veterans Day – honoring service and memories

Posted on November 7, 2016 by moonbridgebooks

Veterans Day is coming up – this Friday, November 11. The Battlefield Doc and I will be at a VFW post for breakfast and book signing. Doc loves to chat with other veterans, sharing where they were and what they … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day – all quiet on the western front

Posted on May 30, 2016 by moonbridgebooks

Outside, three shots fired into the air. Inside, I found my veteran friend had been startled by the sound of war. I had forgotten to warn him. We were at a VFW post on the western side of St. Louis … Continue reading →

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Grannie Annie kids tell WWII family stories

Posted on December 22, 2015 by moonbridgebooks

The heirloom silver spoon that stopped a bullet, a kind woman who saved the enemy and found a husband, hiding from Germans in North Carolina, a beach full of oranges—these are some of the stories found in Echoes From World … Continue reading →

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