
Category: Inspirational


Just call me Maggott…………An essay by William Marshall
I asked him about it. My mentor, my pal, the one who would sit in my room for hours and ask me to look up parts for him. We were in Korea, he was dreaming […]

I won’t go on tape……… An essay by William Marshall
I like to interview veterans. Yesterday, Skipperville, AL, I was fixing a washer. Daughter, about my age, feeding her mother in a hospital bed. She said mom has Alzheimer’s. Easy fix on the washer, I […]

By Daring Deeds……….. An essay by William Marshall
Audacia! That was our motto. It was written boldly on the insignia we wore. All of us. By Daring Deeds, that’s what it means. We were warriors, are warriors. Ready to answer the call of […]

I want to talk to an adult……. An essay by William Marshall
He screamed, it was almost at the top of his lungs. “I want to talk to an adult.” There really wasn’t anyone else around. I mean people were here, and there. But I was kinda […]

Be safe…….. An essay by William Marshall
That’s what we say when we someone is leaving, maybe about to drive away. “Be safe.” The idea is don’t drive into a ditch, but it really does translate into so much more. I think […]
God is not in control………….. An essay by William Marshall
God is not in control, not like we may think. God set things going, provided the atmosphere for growth, but God isn’t pointing a mouse button and moving things around. God is just the concept […]

Blood Wings…….. An essay by William Marshall
Is it hazing? I always wondered about that. Can you voluntarily be hazed? I don’t know of a single JM that ever “turned down” blood wings. It was a right of passage. Sometimes it was […]

Confederate equals traitor………… An essay by William Marshall
The rebel flag is constant around me. I can’t go 3 miles around here without seeing one. The thing that makes me wonder about it, is what message are these folks sending? Why do they […]