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The Mighty Pen Project

For several years, I have participated in the Mighty Pen Project, an intensive writing class for veterans sponsored by the Virginia War Memorial. https://vawarmemorial.org/mightypen The professor is David L. Robbins: Learn more about David here: https://www.davidlrobbinsauthor.com/ David has helped and encouraged us to tell the stories that should not be forgotten. Some are personal, meantContinue reading “The Mighty Pen Project”

Okay So Far

Camp Chesty, on the outskirts of An Numaniyah, occupied a patch of desert the Marines had taken from the Iraqis on 3 April on their way to Baghdad. Part airfield, it hosted the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force headquarters and subordinate units, housed in tents. Each unit had its own space, separated from the others byContinue reading “Okay So Far”