Angels on the Battlefield Archives - Combat Survivor Heroes | Combat Survivor Heroes | Combat Survivor Heroes https://combatsurvivorheroes.com/tag/angels-on-the-battlefield/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:21:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://combatsurvivorheroes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-cshlogo_fullcolor1-32x32.png Angels on the Battlefield Archives - Combat Survivor Heroes | Combat Survivor Heroes | Combat Survivor Heroes https://combatsurvivorheroes.com/tag/angels-on-the-battlefield/ 32 32 From Disappointment, Wonderful News https://combatsurvivorheroes.com/from-disappointment-wonderful-news/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:13:58 +0000 http://combatsurvivorheroes.com/?p=1341 Lots of book news… and a few “bumps” to share. We finished book two and sent it to the publisher in early July. The work involved 1500 hours by yours truly, an additional 1500 hours or more from my dear wife Laura, and countless more from veterans who shared their stories. Writing books takes lots […]

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]]> Thelma Lou https://combatsurvivorheroes.com/thelma-lou/ Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:45:36 +0000 http://combatsurvivorheroes.com/?p=1296 Yes, I am writing about… the actress who played Thelma Lou, Barney Fife’s girlfriend on the Andy Griffith show, also known as Mayberry, R.F.D. Still alive and in her 90s (ladies don’t want to give you their age), Thelma (Betty Lynn) now lives in Mount Airy, North Carolina, home of the Andy Griffith Museum.  Betty […]

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]]> The Face of a Hero https://combatsurvivorheroes.com/the-face-of-a-hero/ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:26:43 +0000 http://combatsurvivorheroes.com/?p=1234 Leo LeCasse… is a true American hero. We write about this terrific man in our next book, Angels on the Battlefield.  Shot down three times, while flying B17s over the combat zones of Europe, Leo escaped all three times. The ability to speak “passable French”, along with English, helped him as he ran for his […]

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]]> Humble Hero https://combatsurvivorheroes.com/humble-hero/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 21:19:20 +0000 http://combatsurvivorheroes.com/?p=1220 Douglas and Gloria… are long-time, childhood friends of mine. We attended the same school in the Virginia town of McKenney and attended the same Baptist Church. Like your author and his dear wife, Doug and Gloria have been married for more than fifty years. While visiting together one Sunday morning after church Gloria and I […]

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]]> Behind the Story: Shane and Brandon https://combatsurvivorheroes.com/behind-the-story-shane-and-brandon/ Wed, 10 Feb 2021 18:44:43 +0000 http://combatsurvivorheroes.com/?p=1214   As he walked… into the Wendy’s restaurant, it didn’t take long to realize: this dude is quite a character. Everyone working in the restaurant began to smile as Shane, wearing a US Marine hat strolled to the counter and ordered. Friendly and gregarious, smiles abounded on the faces of the workers. Clearly, he was […]

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