by mylinhshattan | May 26, 2023 | On Life, On the Military, Stories
5 Min read Letter to wife in the event of death A Soldier’s Own Obituary, NYTimes 3 March 1971 Major John Alexander Hottell, III Memorial Day AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Spotify iTunes I first saw this in my son’s Bugle Notes 2020-2024, a pocket-sized book with... 
by mylinhshattan | Nov 2, 2022 | On the Military, Stories
4 Min read True story Paranormal activity, Scott Barracks 1 Book rec * All Souls’ Day (NOV 2) is the day to remember the dead, observed by Roman Catholics. It follows All Saints’ Day (NOV 1) and All Hallows’ Eve (OCT 31 or Halloween) which... 
by mylinhshattan | Apr 9, 2022 | On the Military, Stories
8 min read True Story Military service Road walking, trail notes AVAILABLE IN PODCAST – CLICK HERE Not 30 miles as the crow flies, that’s how far I was from my childhood home. It was gray and threatening rain, the time in spring that’s cool, tree buds just... 
by mylinhshattan | Jul 4, 2017 | On Life, On the Military
“I, [state your name], do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and bear true allegiance to the National Government; that I will maintain and defend the sovereignty of the United States, paramount to any and all allegiance,... 
by mylinhshattan | Oct 9, 2014 | On the Military
 I will never forget standing at my desk in the White House; my young assistant coming to me and saying that a plane had hit the World Trade Center, and I thought what a terrible accident that must have been. President Bush was at an education event in Florida . . ....