November 12, 1971, was the first time I responded to an altar call. It was only the second time I had been in a real church service, and I went forward only because I knew it would mean a lot to those sincere "Christian" people who had been praying for me. After all,...
On January 8, 1815, two thousand men were killed and wounded in the Battle of New Orleans, two weeks after the Treaty of Ghent had been signed between the United States and Great Britain. That battle need not have been fought. The only way to carry messages was by the...
Each year I am hired to go to Washington, DC, with the eighth grade class from Clinton, WI, where I grew up, to videotape their trip. I greatly enjoy visiting our nation's capitol, and each year I take some special memories back with me. This fall's trip was...
Private Jones was assigned to the Army induction centre, where he was to advise new recruits about their government benefits, especially their Serviceman's Group Life Insurance (SGLI). It wasn't long before the centre's Lieutenant noticed that Private Jones had almost...
The soldier huddled against the broken wall of an abandoned building. He had long since forgotten how he enjoyed the taste of decent food or even the taste of a drop of water. Yet in his heart, he knew it was far better to be alone in the field than to be in the...