My first book, My Family Compass was published in 2012 under the pen name of Ann Stone to heal from family dysfunction. My Facebook page www.facebook.com/ComesASoldiersWhisper began to honor my WWII 101st Airborne father’s service and his wartime letters written as a decorated paratrooper during the European battle campaign in Normandy, Holland and the Battle of the Bulge but resulted in honoring all wars, all veterans. After my parents passed away in 1999 and 2010, I wrote my first book,…..
In honor of Henry Lee Graham who fought in the Battle of the Bulge 70 years ago… Please share your family photos of those who served, so we may feature and honor them on this page. God Bless all who serve and keep us safe. #FamiliesServeToo #SupportOurTroops #HonorThem www.facebook.com/ComesASoldierswhisper www.ComesASoldiersWhisper.com www.VietnamAndBeyond.com
In honor of Skyler Jackson, 101st Airborne, 502nd PIR who fought in the Battle of the Bulge 70 years ago… Please share your family photos of those who served, so we may feature and honor them on this page. God Bless all who serve and keep us safe. www.facebook.com/ComesASoldierswhisper www.ComesASoldiersWhisper.com www.VietnamAndBeyond.com #FamiliesServeToo #SupportOurTroops #HonorThem
Adolph Martinez is our featured World War 2 Veteran today who is pictured standing in front of the sculpture from his likeness as part of the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C. In 1990, Frank Gaylord ( 513th C company of the 17th ABN was selected to sculpt a field of 38 soldiers (later reduced to 19) for the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Some of the faces of the sculptures he created for the work (known as…..
I was invited as a guest speaker at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, New York to discuss at a writing class, how I began writing and to introduce my 3 publications, My Family Compass, Comes A Soldier’s Whisper and VIETNAM & Beyond. An interpreter was in attendance, as I do not speak sign language. Yes, signing is a language unto itself, one that I find many would benefit from, especially the military. My step-daughter was born…..
MY BUDDY “Nights are long since you went away I think about you all through the day My buddy, my buddy Nobody quite so true “I miss your voice, the touch of your hand I long to know that you understand My buddy, my buddy Your buddy misses you” ~ written by Gus Kahn & Walter Donaldson “In a field hospital outside Da Nang, I held the hand of a man who had not responded to doctors for something like…..
There are all kinds of sadness, but grief is a rite of passage. The holiday season, in particular, can be a very difficult time for families to gather and celebrate, especially when their loved ones are away on deployment or worse gave all in their service to our country. Let us show extraordinary kindness and compassion to those suffering the void during this season. Let the voices of those suffering be heard and acknowledged. “Grief at the loss of a…..
COMES A SOLDIER’S WHISPER Facebook has now reached over SEVENTEEN THOUSAND LIKES! We want to extend our many thanks of gratitude for your visits and support in honoring our veterans of the past and present. We enjoy posting daily stories to remember and honor our past which gives us strength and empowers us to move forward making a better world and future for our children. “Any nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure.” ~ Abraham Lincoln…..
Colonel “Silent Steve” Chappuis was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on January 14, 1945 for extraordinary heroism in for his military operations against the armed Germans while serving as Commanding Officer of the 502nd PIR on December 25, 1944, in the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne, Belgium. My father, David C. Tharp was Colonel Chappuis’ radio operator, a recipient of 2 Purple Hearts, the Bronze Star Medal, 4 battle campaign stars and two Presidential Unit Citations for Normandy and…..
God Bless the special women who served during the Vietnam War for their strength, true grit and sacrifice, carrying many men’s spirits and souls back to health or in many cases in crossing over… Excerpt from the book, VIETNAM & Beyond: “There was no time for emotions. I could not show my emotions, or the soldiers who came in wounded thought it meant they were going to die. Initially, I had gut-wrenching emotional reactions of horror and an incredible sadness…..
