Stories from the Steps

Vietnam

  • Vol. 3, Chronicle 15

    SAND & DAD, A MEMORIAL DAY STORY: I got this vial of sand from one of the many wonderful educators that I am privileged to work alongside. She got the sand from a beach in France once codenamed Omaha. My… Continue reading

    Vol. 3, Chronicle 15

  • Vol. 3, Chronicle 9

    AN APRIL 19TH 251 YEARS IN THE MAKING: The memory arm of this machine informs me that five years ago on this day, I said goodbye to Mel, a Navy veteran I called friend at my town’s National Cemetery. The… Continue reading

    Vol. 3, Chronicle 9

  • Vol 1, Chronicle 23, Casualties of War

    VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 23, MEMORIAL DAY, CASUALTIES OF WAR: By the time most read this, local scouts will have spent their Saturday morning placing flags on white markers at National Cemetery in observance of Memorial Day. My Dad returned from… Continue reading

    Vol 1, Chronicle 23, Casualties of War