Born, Indio, California,1941.
Four children, eight grandchildren, and two great grandchildren residing in Washington State. Worked sheetmetal on Disney World and other projects around the Country. Retired 2003.
Self-published four books. Donated profits from one to families of Tennessee National Guardsmen of Desert Storm.
Recited 'The Wall', about the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, at dedication of Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Orlando. Two poems are etched on the Ellis County Veteran's Memorial in Waxahachie, Texas, dedicated Veteran's Day,2002. “The Never Ending Trail” about the Cherokee Trail Of Tears used in classrooms across the Nation and abroad.
POW/MIA Missing Man Ceremony
There’s a table in the front
Raised so that it draws attention
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POW/MIA Recognition Day
(The third Friday of September)
As time goes on remains are found
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Yes We can, And, Yes We Did, And Now, We Must……
Stand together as one Nation
Join our hands in harmony
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The whites honor the 'Hermitage'
And the man who once lived there -
But, that leader of our Nation
Was cruel, unjust, unfair -
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