June 2009 Shared Stories

Born On The Fourth of July

shared by Marie Johnson

Marie Johnson BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY Unless your birthday is on Christmas Day, or falls on Easter Sunday, you can not imagine what it is like to have a

Patrick's Story

shared by joeweeks

Normal 0 There aretwo people that I want to nominate for making extra-ordinary contributions toour close-knit community of Midland, Texas. Both of their stories go hand-in-hand, and perhaps one

I was a DJ for the Armed Forces Radio Service (Good Morning Vietnam) during the War

shared by "Diamond Don" Barnes

I was a teenager when Rock and Roll music was introduced in the mid fifties. Bill Haley and his Comets "Rocked us Around The Clock", followed by Elvis Presley with Heartbreak Hotel. Little

Clark Fork Coalition Board Member Will Float Entire Clark Fork River, Joined by Montana Politicians

shared by sublimepub

(Missoula, MT) - The Clark Fork Coalition will send a member of its board of directors on a 20-day journey down the entire length of the Clark Fork River to highlight recent, watershed-wide restora

Clark Fork Coalition Board Member Will Float Entire Clark Fork River, Joined by Montana Politicians

shared by sublimepub

(Missoula, MT) - The Clark Fork Coalition will send a member of its board of directors on a 20-day journey down the entire length of the Clark Fork River to highlight recent, watershed-wide restora

"from my eyes"

shared by David Garza

Mercedes Veterans War MemorialMemorial Services "from my eyes" As I looked at my committee members and Rosemarie Ellis from Weslaco who will sing the National Anthem and they a

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shared by aguo

James Fenimore Cooper and the Pull of the Woods

shared by Dr. Dennis J. Carroll

James Fenimore Cooper and the Pull of the Woods:Enriching New York State MemoriesByDennis J. Carroll Any time spent in New York State, particularly as a child, sleigh riding its hills, walki

Tribute for my Uncle Roy

shared by Elkneckgrl

"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today." This maxim bombarded me as I recently visited my Uncle Roy & Aunt Miriam in Westminster, MD. I've meant to write a tribute to

Soda Shop Memory

shared by GCAL

Re: American Profile: June 7-13, 2009What memories this issue of American Profile brought back to me. As a 16-17 year old teenager in Moberly, Missouri; 1939-1940, I was a soda-jerk at Mears Drug

Darius Went West...and he's still rolling!

shared by bssmalley

Darius Weems, 19, is living on borrowed time. He should be spending the months he has left hanging with family and friends in Athens, GA, or playing video games (his favorite pastime). Instead, he ha

Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath

shared by Normansb

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The Chairman

shared by Dr. Dennis J. Carroll

"The Chairman, A Fictive Recollection"ByDennis J. Carroll It was twelve noon, the day of his retirement. Bradley sat at the head of the long table-the seat of honor-in Dant