combat heroes Archives - Combat Survivor Heroes | Combat Survivor Heroes | Combat Survivor Heroes https://combatsurvivorheroes.com/tag/combat-heroes/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:43:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://combatsurvivorheroes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-cshlogo_fullcolor1-32x32.png combat heroes Archives - Combat Survivor Heroes | Combat Survivor Heroes | Combat Survivor Heroes https://combatsurvivorheroes.com/tag/combat-heroes/ 32 32 Lakefest https://combatsurvivorheroes.com/lakefest/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:42:15 +0000 http://combatsurvivorheroes.com/?p=1353 Sponsored by merchants… in Clarksville, VA, LAKEFEST is a “happening”! Thirty-five to forty thousand people walked by the tents and tables of 150 venders, crafters, food merchants, and one old veteran author, lined up along the one main street of Clarksville. I feel blessed, the Clarksville Chamber of Commerce “adopted me” in 2019 and now […]

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]]> Recognition from ‘Outta the Blue https://combatsurvivorheroes.com/recognition-from-outta-the-blue/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 09:30:33 +0000 http://combatsurvivorheroes.com/?p=1339 I do not Seek… any recognition for what I am doing these days. In fact, I seek the opposite.  You see, the combat heroes I write about—they are the real ones needing the recognition. They are the ones who sacrificed, bled, suffered debilitating injuries, and came home with inexplicable wounds of combat. They are the […]

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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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]]> Two Hard Heads Meet! https://combatsurvivorheroes.com/two-hard-heads-meet/ Thu, 24 Jun 2021 19:50:41 +0000 http://combatsurvivorheroes.com/?p=1284 Trigger, a baby goat… greeted me as I walked in the door of the barber/ beauty shop. “Don’t bother the customer, Trigger”, Helen said, while completing a lady’s blow-dry.   As soon as I sat down, Trigger started butting my leg. “Where did you get this critter, Helen?” “Well, his mother had four of them, […]

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]]> A True Marine https://combatsurvivorheroes.com/a-true-marine/ Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:44:21 +0000 http://combatsurvivorheroes.com/?p=1241 Claude Saunders… a gem to meet and listen to, this 93-year-old hero quietly shared his inspiring story of marine service in two combat zones.  First, Claude served at Iwo Jima, arriving near the end of this bloody conflict and remaining with most of his marine company (about a hundred men) to clean up. In our […]

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