That’s what he told me. He was describing one of my former Soldiers. He was a solitary lone wolf when we were in Korea together. K went back for a second tour after I left […]
Category: Inspirational
Mr. Jim’s Brown Shoes…….. An essay by William Marshall
Mr. Jim used to tell a story about his brown shoes. He tells it that he stopped wearing brown shoes years ago. Seems they were causing him sin problems so he just stopped wearing them […]
Whose to blame (Your life matters to me)………… An essay by William Marshall
Most of us have been touched by suicide. If you haven’t, it will come. It is particularly confusing to us when we watch our mentors, our leaders succumb to some crazy call to end their […]
I had a transgender Soldier……… An essay by William Marshall
I did. I had a gay Soldier, I had a bi Soldier, I had a Soldier that wanted to wear make up, I had a Soldier that pee’d his bed at night, I had a […]
We are on strike 1SG……… An essay by William Marshall
It was spring of 1991, we were stop lossed in Korea. We couldn’t go home even though our time was ended for the one year tour. I was one of them. I was stuck. I […]
Monuments……… An essay by William Marshall
I live in a small town in East Alabama. We have several monuments in our city. They are pretty cool to look at. One is a monument placed in honor of an Air Defense Unit […]
Calling roll….. An essay by William Marshall
Have you ever had to call roll? Take attendance? You call the persons name, they say “present” or “here.” If they don’t make a response, no big deal, mark them accordingly and just move on. […]
Teddy I………… An essay by William Marshall
“Hey Lightfighter come over here, let me show you this.” I came running over. SGT Knight was a tall slender black guy. His face always formed a smile. It just did. He had a Combat […]