Author of the Month - William C. Hammond
Submitted by Joyce Faulkner on January 16, 2012 - 15:13
I'm proud to announce that William C. Hammond is the January 2012 Author of the Month for his book,
Navy
They Called me Barbie
Submitted by Michael Benton on January 15, 2012 - 05:59They Called Me Barbie
by Michael Benton
You really can’t tell someone what life is like on a submarine. It’s one of those things you have to experience for yourself. I mean, you can understand the words for sure; just it misses something in the telling. Still, there are stories to share that, at the very least, should give a smile. I guess the best place to start is at the beginning.
My Blissful Life As a Submariner's Wife
Submitted by Joyce Faulkner on January 13, 2012 - 20:10Title: My Blissful Life As a Submariner's Wife
Author: MJ Allaire
Genre: Fiction, Military, Navy
Reviewer: Bill McDonald
ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 0981936806
Imagine yourself as a young mother, half the world away from loved ones as a military dependent, then compound this with the much larger challenge of raising a family by yourself because your military spouse is always gone. No amount of money can replace when an active duty military member misses some of life's major milestones, such as the birth of a child, a baby's first steps, or a high school graduation.
Follow one woman as she struggles to provide balance and stability to her dependent children while her husband serves his country. Her trials and tribulations will provide insight to just a few of the challenges faced by today's military family.
Think you understand the life of a military dependent?
Think again . . .
Author(s) Mentioned:
Allaire, MJ
Guiding Lights: United States Naval Academy Monuments and Memorials
Submitted by Joyce Faulkner on January 3, 2012 - 16:49Title: Guiding Lights: United States Naval Academy Monuments and Memorials
Author: Nancy Prothro Arbuthnot
Genre: Non-Fiction, History, Reference
Reviewer: Rob Ballister
ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1591140161
In this easy-to-use reference, Naval Academy English professor Nancy Prothro Arbuthnot tells the stories behind sixty of the Academy's monuments and memorials. To personalize the memorials and the naval figures they honor, she has included letters, firsthand battle reports, Lucky Bag commentaries, award citations, and other documents. Along with famous quotations, the book also presents poems and tributes written by midshipmen that explain how the memorials have inspired them, along with original poems by the author. More than 140 illustrations, including black-and-white photographs and reproductions of historic sketches, visually enrich the book. In revealing the people and events behind the Academy s memorials, Arbuthnot provides models or guiding lights to help readers steer their own courses through life.
Author(s) Mentioned:
Arbuthnot, Nancy Prothro
Remembering 2011 - Veterans' Radio with Dale Throneberry
Submitted by Joyce Faulkner on January 1, 2012 - 20:08
Hi everyone,
Be sure to listen to Veterans Radio Program, December 31, 2011 -- a 2011 restrospective. It includes a segment on the Sons & Daughters of Iwo Jima. Note the great support Dale gives MWSA.