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Back a few years ago I wrote a book about the 104th Combat Engineers during WWII. They were usually always in the first wave to establish the beach for landing the equipment. This book will give you a real look at what they did in WWII. A real history lesson.

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I will be having my 5th book out next month - "Letters From Heroes - WWI & WW11 -

INTRODUCTION

What is a hero? Is a hero a person who does courageous

acts? Is a hero a person noted for special achievements?

Does that person have to be courageous? I would like to

think that every soldier is a hero. A hero to his nation, a

hero to his family, and a hero to himself.

That person could be a barber, electrician, cook, clerk, or

doctor. That person could be a private or a general. They

are all heroes in somebody’s eyes.

Many were drafted, others volunteered, and some wanted to

make the armed forces their career. It takes a combination

of men and women to make up our armed forces. They all

have a job to do, and they do it well. They give their time,

their sweat, and even their blood for our great nation. They

are away from their families for months or years. They see

death, they see happiness, and they see themselves as doing

a job: To protect our freedom and freedom for others. They

willingly make that sacrifice for their country.

So in reading the following letters and stories, put yourself

in their shoes. Some of the stories will make you chuckle,

some will make you sad. But you will see things through

their eyes. Their thoughts about training, war, sickness, and

their comrades. What they thought about everything from

the enemies they fought to the food they ate daily.

The great wars are part of our history, and the men and

women who served in our armed forces during them should

never be forgotten for the sacrifices they made. For, after

all, they are all heroes!

Bump Ed, keep writing!  Let no one forget about the Greatest Generation!