Table of Contents
Foreward Myrta Vida 11
Award-Winning Writing and Photography
Essays
Georgia on My Mind Lauren Stevens 18
Accidental American Shane Griffin 26
What it Means to Serve Bill Close 36
Poetry
Kitchen Firefight Michael Eaton 79
The Ground Truth Randy Brown 80
Desert Rain Ryan Stovall 81
Photography
Patrolling the Arghandab Breanne M. Pye 101
Desert March Bill Glose 102
Reunited Billy Jenkins 103
Interviews
Haven in the Jungle Nancy Brewka-Clark 112
Vietnam Vignettes: The Trauma and the Therapy Billie Holladay Skelley 114
Raymond's Journey Rod Martinez 123
Fiction
Gurkha!! Cynthia Teramae 153
Half Moon Jessica Evans 161
Rose's Blink Ken McBride 165
Additional Writing and Photography
Essays
Black Hat Jocelyn Corbin 45
Vitenam Memoir Clayvon Ambrose Wesley 50
Getting On Charity Winters 61
The Night Before Billy Jenkins 63
The Moment I Lost My Mind Jay Harden 72
Poetry
Dope Tired Jason Arment 82
Military Haiku Valerie Young 83
Magnetic Moment Steven Croft 84
Thank You For Your Service Andrew Gudgel 85
A Sunlit Poppy Morning Bruce Sydow 86
Korea, 1951-We Paid too Much Leonard Adreon 87
Hurry Up and Wait Carl "Papa" Palmer 88
Taps Rob Jacques 89
The Longest Day Jonathan Tennis 90
Birds of Prey Michelle Brandfass 91
Fatigue Monty Joynes 92
Recordings for Later Listening: Lost Rounds Ben White 93
Combat Landing Charity Winters 94
Loneseome Rising Jennifer Duff 95
Memorial Day Jeremy H. Warneke 96
The Shirt Curt Last 97
Photography
Night Land Nav 104
Weapons Qual A. Sean Taylor 105
Lethal Beauty Jay Harden 106
Rail's Miracle Breanne M. Pye 107
A Town Registers Veterans for Discounts Patricia Joynes 108
Coronado Bridge, San Diego Michele Davis 109
Interviews
The Story Doesn't End Here Stacey Walker Lauren Ian Stochl 126
Kill or Be Killed Cheryl Ferguson Bernini 136
How I Survived the Bulge and Other Stories: An Oral Interview with Uncle Sam Jay Harden 141
Fiction
Stitch Breanne M. Pye 169
I Wonder How She's Doing Cindy McDermott 178
I'm Alright Ruth Hunt 181
No Room for Soft Bill Gloss 183
