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A Season of Hope and Giving

It's the season of hope, the season of giving, and delivering gift bags of yummy treats and an excellent book to read to my Reading Buddi...

Shining the spotlight on Catherine Guthrie

Shine the spotlight on Catherine Guthrie, for her dedication to making such an extraordinary impact on the children and their families of...

Shining the spotlight on Catherine Guthrie

Feature a Friend Friday

Meet Robert M. Webb. Robert is a joy of a person-truly remarkable to know! He joined The United States Army in 1944. His first assignm...

The Pioneers," My Thoughts For Part I: 1787-1794 & Part II: 1795-1814

Dear Trusty Book Club Members, David McCullough, author of "The Pioneers," our current read for Glenna's Book Club, The Armed Forces Reti...

The Pioneers," My Thoughts For Part I: 1787-1794 & Part II: 1795-1814

With Deepest Gratitude

Dear Glenna's Book Club Members of AFRH! Prior to writing my thoughts for our current read, "The Pioneers," written by David McCullough, ...

Feature a Friend Friday time!

Meet, First Sergeant Edward Davis. Sergeant Davis enlisted in The United States Army in 1940, at the age of seventeen. His first duty s...

My Thoughts: "To America, Personal Reflections Of An Historian"

Dear Loyal Book Club Pals, I am writing my thoughts about Stephen E. Ambrose's last book, "To America, Personal Reflections Of An Histori...

My Thoughts: "To America, Personal Reflections Of An Historian"

We are back with Feature a Friend Friday!

Meet Catharine Deitch. Catharine served in the WAAC(Women's Army Auxiliary Corps) from December 30, 1942 to August 9, 1943. She then ser...

We are back with Feature a Friend Friday!

Chapter's 11-17: "The Allies"

Dear Trusty Book Club Members, As we are wrapping up our final thoughts about Winston Groom's book, "The Allies," I reflect upon the many...

Feature a Friend Friday!

Meet Norma Gene Strawn Rambow, a character/storyteller in my recent book, "Remembering With The Heart, Stories by America's Finest." I w...

A Librarian's perspective on Chapters 6-10 of "The Allies" by Winston Groom

We start this section with Churchill and his learning to paint in 1915…a good hobby for him with the future of WW1 coming on. He is also w...

A Librarian's perspective on Chapters 6-10 of "The Allies" by Winston Groom

"The Allies" Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won WWII

Dear Trusty Book Club Members, I hope that you all have enjoyed reading chapter's 6 thru 10 in our book, "The Allies" as much as I have t...

"The Allies" Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won WWII

AFRH Librarian Perspective

What an interesting, fast-paced read! I am thoroughly engrossed in the 3 childhoods of these famous/infamous men. The maps are an importa...

Chapters 1-5: "The Allies," by Winston Groom

Dear Trusty Book Club Friends, And here we are, ready and able to dive into yet another year of reading and discussing impressive books ...

Chapters 1-5: "The Allies," by Winston Groom

Finally resuming AFRH book club!

Dear Armed Forces Retirement Home Book Club Friends, As we have said so long to summer, and are welcoming the season of fall, we begin an...

Game On!

Grandson, Charlie enjoying some friendly competition during the Training Development Program at The Maryland Table Tennis Center.

Stopping By a Favorite Place of Mine!

Brugh's Mill Country Store, nestled in Fincastle, Virginia, is a place that I came to know years ago while driving from our home in Alexa...

Grandson, Charlie back into his game...

Grandson, Charlie back into his game of Table Tennis! After months of not competing and playing his favorite game of Table Tennis at the...

A courthouse rich in history and embodied with friendly and kind government employees

A courthouse rich in history and embodied with friendly and kind government employees that is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West...

Thoughts from a childhood friend I hold near and dear to my heart...

I am wishing to share them with you. "Moving away from family and friends in central Ohio and the mountains of West Virginia to the touri...

Thoughts from a childhood friend I hold near and dear to my heart...

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