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◀ Guest writer – Cat Thao Nguyen: We Are Here

F Troop and the Paint Detail December 18, 2024
Guest Writer – Dave Wagenblatt; Faith November 16, 2024
Guest Writer – Tom Keating; Welcomed Home October 30, 2024
Literature of the Vietnam War October 19, 2024
Guest Writer – Mathew Nelson; “John” October 12, 2024
Guest Writer – Charley Sunday; A Strong foundation October 1, 2024
The Election September 24, 2024
Guest Writer – Robert Kuhn; What I Brought Home September 17, 2024
Jim’s Bell September 8, 2024
France Absorbs Vietnam August 17, 2024
Das Boat August 1, 2024
Bill & Gus July 10, 2024
Guest Writer – Michael L. Kelley Sr; Life as a Motorhead June 23, 2024
The Bait Shop June 9, 2024
Henry Kissinger; Nixon’s Point Man May 21, 2024
Ho Chi Minh, in Five Acts April 27, 2024
LBJ Sells His War March 31, 2024
Guest Writer – John Sumwalt; A Soldier Waits for God March 1, 2024
Guest Writer – Rhonda Underhill; Learning Beyond the Battlefield February 19, 2024
Learning the Lingo February 13, 2024
Guest Writer – Jeff Brill; Vietnam War in Film and Literature February 1, 2024
“Smith” January 15, 2024
The Montagnards January 1, 2024
Guest Writer – Lucille Campolo; Bun Bun December 22, 2023
Guest Writer – Rick Wehler; A Borrowed Black ’58 T-Bird December 12, 2023
Guest Writer – Jerry Collins; You Can Get In Now: When Cambodia Was At War December 2, 2023
A Thanksgiving Surprise November 22, 2023
A Little More Humor in Uniform October 30, 2023
Guest Writer – Le Ly Hayslip; Invitation to the Global Village Foundation Gala October 16, 2023
Suitcase Sam October 1, 2023
Guest Writer – Tom Keating; My Honor Flight September 20, 2023
F Troop and The Blackbird September 6, 2023
Guest Writer – Don Ranard; The Smell of it August 28, 2023
Prisoners of War (POWs); The Bravest of the Brave August 9, 2023
Guest Writer – George Dooley; Adventures in Turkey July 25, 2023
My Little Chickadee July 15, 2023
Guest Writers – Lake-Link Pro’s; Father’s Day Stories July 3, 2023
Guest Writer – Raul Herrera; Capturing Skunk Alpha June 22, 2023
The Honor Flight June 5, 2023
Viva Las Vegas! May 3, 2023
Guest Writer – Dave Wagenblatt; Welcome to Vietnam April 4, 2023
Meals on Wheels and the Two Bills March 7, 2023
Memories with Ann February 6, 2023
Guest Writer – George Dooley; USS Midway January 5, 2023
Riding the Yellow Rooster to Chi-Town December 28, 2022
Guest Writer – Tom Keating; The Weekend Pass December 9, 2022
Bandy Legs – (Published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 1/12/2023) December 1, 2022
Guest Writer – How Many; by Jimmy Fox November 28, 2022
Contributing Factors to the War in Vietnam October 30, 2022
Ollie October 9, 2022
Guest Writer – Donald A Ranard; A Week of Living Strangely, Many Years Ago in Laos August 25, 2022
William E August 8, 2022
Guest Writer – Rhonda Underhill; Employment Assistance for Parents with Disabilities August 1, 2022
Fifi July 26, 2022
Trieu Hai Hoang; Images from the Vietnam war June 28, 2022
Swimming with the “ROKS” – (published in MWSA Dispatches, Winter 2023) June 13, 2022
Guest Writer – Rhonda Underhill; Tips for Disabled Veterans Running for Office June 5, 2022
Portuguese Dave April 27, 2022
Zoom! – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 5/19/2022) April 20, 2022
Guest Writer – Rhonda Underhill; How to Start a Veteran-Owned Business April 15, 2022
“Bunch” – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 4/7/2022) April 6, 2022
On a Bright Spring Day.. April 6, 2022
Guest Writer – Norm Kober; An R & R Surprise March 28, 2022
Guest Writer – Keith Nightingale; Vietnam, My Opinion March 13, 2022
I’m a Morning Person – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 3/10/2022) March 10, 2022
Our Friend Frank March 7, 2022
Guest Writer – Steve Tindall; Initiations March 1, 2022
Shakey’s Pizza Parlor February 17, 2022
Guest Writer – Rhonda Underhill; Helping the Veteran in Your Life February 7, 2022
The Year of the Dog January 26, 2022
Guest Writer – Tommy Nielsen; I love My Planet, Hope You Do To January 15, 2022
Living In The Past December 28, 2021
Guest Writer – Bob Ballard; My Life as an Airman December 26, 2021
The Lieutenants Sign – (published in the Kenosha News, 11/11/2022) December 12, 2021
Some Musical Performances I Have Enjoyed – A StoryWorth, Story from Grandpa Joe December 5, 2021
Guest Writer – Steve Tindall; Navy Christmas Memories December 1, 2021
The Old Coal Furnace – (Published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 11/18/2021) November 17, 2021
The Kenosha Area Vietnam Vets (KAVV) – (published in the Kenosha News, 11/11/2021) November 11, 2021
Those Great Old Bike Trips – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 10/21/2021) October 19, 2021
Our Secret Mountain Retreat – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 10/7/2021) October 6, 2021
Who’s Naming These Birds? – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 9/23/2021) September 22, 2021
The Pigeon Guru – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 9/9/2021) September 7, 2021
RHIP! – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 8/26/2021) August 11, 2021
Those Darn Hippies! – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader, 7/15/2021) July 14, 2021
The Teapot Woods – (Published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader, 6/17/2021) June 17, 2021
Gone Fishing – (Published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader, 6/3/2021) June 2, 2021
On Speaking with Veterans and Youngsters – (published in MWSA Dispatches, summer 2021) May 25, 2021
Break 1-9 for a Radio Check! – (Published in Happenings magazine Smart Reader 5/20/2021) May 19, 2021
New Book Release Coming Soon: On War, Fishing & Philosophy May 14, 2021
Fishing Lincoln Lagoon, Back in the Day – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader, 5/6/2021) May 6, 2021
Guest Writer – Le Ly Hayslip: Review of “On the Ho Chi Minh Trail” by Sherry Buchanan April 28, 2021
We miss those Classic Car Shows (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader, 4/22/2021) April 22, 2021
How Life Has Changed Since I Was A Child April 9, 2021
That Dang Spam – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 3/25/2021) March 25, 2021
Kenosha’s Teen Bars – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader, 3/11/21) March 11, 2021
The Stump Gang – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 2/25/2021) February 24, 2021
Southport Beach – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader, 2/11/2021) February 7, 2021
Guest Writer – Dave Wagenblatt; The Augmentee February 4, 2021
Quips & Quotes from Joe January 25, 2021
What’s in a Name? Joe’s take on Shakespeare’s Comment January 25, 2021
The Paper Route – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 1/14/2021) January 10, 2021
Guest Writer – Tom Keating; Christmas 1969 December 17, 2020
The Vaccine November 29, 2020
Johnny’s Saloon – (Published in MWSA Dispatches, Winter 2021 edition) November 18, 2020
The character Arnold Redmond, (Red) October 14, 2020
Guest writer – Stephen Ordway; More Ramblings from an Old Sheepdog August 18, 2020
Those Lovable “Lifers” – (published in MWSA Dispatches, Spring 2021) July 23, 2020
Movie review: Spike Lee’s “Da Five Bloods” June 16, 2020
Panel 14W Line 93 – (published in Kenosha News 5/30/2022) May 24, 2020
The Fall of Saigon – (published in the Kenosha News, 4/30/2020) April 26, 2020
Guest Writer – Rick Wehler; Norwegian Style Turkey Bingo April 24, 2020
Paul Molitor and the “Brew Crew” April 13, 2020
Guest writer – Steve Tindall; Being Tall March 26, 2020
We are indeed, all in this together. March 16, 2020
Noah; Hooch Dog and Star of the Silver Screen? – (published in MWSA Dispatches Spring 2020 edition) January 25, 2020
Quote to make us laugh January 14, 2020
Flying the Friendly Skies of Vietnam (published in The Kenosha News, 1/26/2020) December 30, 2019
Guest Writer – Le Ly Hayslip; Heaven & Earth Pilgrimage to Vietnam December 17, 2019
Book Orders November 24, 2019
Mao & Me November 20, 2019
The Veteran’s Road November 10, 2019
Guest Writer – George Dooley; B-17 Graveyard October 27, 2019
Guest writer – Tom Keating; A Convoy for an Elephant October 1, 2019
Guest Writer – Gary Labanow; My life as a Pilot September 10, 2019
Guest Writer – Penni Evans; Frozen in Bronze August 27, 2019
Amtrak Empire Builder, to the Pacific Northwest July 14, 2019
One Ticket to Paradise! June 16, 2019
Joe’s most popular blogs…. June 8, 2019
Guest Writer – Stephan Ordway; Reflections from an Old Sheepdog May 28, 2019
My First Week in Vietnam April 29, 2019
Runaway Train March 26, 2019
Guest writer – Cat Thao Nguyen: We Are Here February 20, 2019
Weapons of the Vietnam War February 13, 2019
Saint Vince January 4, 2019
FarmersOnly.com December 2, 2018
Happy Veterans Day November 9, 2018
Memoirs & Essays of the Vietnam War: 2ND EDITION November 2, 2018
Memoirs and Essays of the Vietnam War – (Published in MWSA Dispatches Winter 2019) October 8, 2018
Future Articles… September 30, 2018
Chaos and Creativity: The Sixties and Seventies August 20, 2018
More blog stories coming soon! August 8, 2018
The ROKs; Republic of Korea Soldiers in Vietnam July 7, 2018
“Three Wars”, the Final book in The Kansas NCO trilogy released June 4, 2018
What Could Go Wrong Here?? May 29, 2018
Mel’s Shoes – (Published in MWSA Dispatches Summer 2018) May 4, 2018
12th Tactical Fighter Wing reunion, Tucson, Arizona April 22, 2018
Resistance to Change (Published in MWSA Dispatches, Spring 2018) March 29, 2018
New book; “Three Wars”, Impending release March 20, 2018
Guest Writer – Arne Vainio, M.D.; The Promise of a Warrior March 12, 2018
Buzzword Bingo! February 22, 2018
Visits to Joe’s Website; by Country February 21, 2018
Guest Writer – George C. Dooley; WWII Diary January 23, 2018
Women of War; Women of Courage….(Published in MWSA Dispatches, Fall 2018) December 30, 2017
Soldiers of God… December 8, 2017
Rumor Has It………….. (Published in MWSA Dispatches Spring 2023) November 18, 2017
Veterans Day October 30, 2017
Ma & Pa Kettle October 7, 2017
Guest Writer – Rene’ Johnson; Games amidst a Faraway War September 16, 2017
Maybe we’re First! August 31, 2017
Smelt Fishing in Old Kenosha August 15, 2017
The Critters of Vietnam (Published in MWSA Dispatches; Fall 2017) July 26, 2017
Guest Writer – Dick Evenson (Leadership) July 12, 2017
Yellowstone With an Oriental Twist (published by the MWSA 2017 summer edition) June 18, 2017
The Flying Rowboat June 7, 2017
The Big Screen comes to Phu Cat (published in the MWSA Dispatches Winter 2018) May 7, 2017
Apollo 13 – (Published in MWSA Dispatches, Fall 2019) April 17, 2017
“Da Bruiser” April 1, 2017
Website Giveaway To Celebrate One Million Hits June of 2017! (Surpassed 2 million hits March 13, 2018) March 16, 2017
The Fire – (published in the Military Writer’s Society of America 2017 spring edition) February 27, 2017
Lt. General Hal Moore, R.I.P. February 15, 2017
“Big” Mac February 7, 2017
Guest Writer – John Podlaski (The Fog of War) January 30, 2017
Man Overboard! January 25, 2017
The Palomino Club January 4, 2017
A Well for Phu Cat (published by the MWSA winter 2016 edition) December 25, 2016
The Runaway Pony December 7, 2016
Jim and the Hat November 25, 2016
Back To The World takes 3rd in fiction November 22, 2016
The Age of Aquarius – (Published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 1/28/2021) November 3, 2016
Leo and the Lab – (published by the Military Writer’s Society of America; MWSA) October 24, 2016
More Philosophy, Quotes from Others October 19, 2016
Guest Writer – Norm Kober (Vietnam, yesterday & today) October 16, 2016
Tommy and the Turtle October 10, 2016
The Nicklaus Gears September 27, 2016
Radio show guest; Empress of Biz August 31, 2016
The Return…. August 25, 2016
The Heart of a Warrior; the Soul of a Writer August 9, 2016
The Storm on Silver Lake August 8, 2016
Guest Writer – Emily Strange; RIP (Donut Dollie) July 13, 2016
Press Release May 27, 2016
What people are saying about “Back To The World” May 3, 2016
The Emperor of the North Pole April 5, 2016
Guest Writer – Jimmy Fox (No Peace) February 22, 2016
The Orphans February 8, 2016
The character Nguyen Than Hoa January 7, 2016
Letter from a reader October 9, 2015
The Kansas NCO now on display at the Pritzker Museum and Library October 4, 2015
Thank you to the Lest We Forget organization September 6, 2015
Review of The Kansas NCO from Rene’ Johnson September 1, 2015
The Kansas NCO gets 5 star review from highly acclaimed author! July 10, 2015
Vietnam Veteran Tribute, Benton Harbor, MI June 23, 2015
My Friend is Gone June 11, 2015
Words of Major Michael Davis O’Donnell; KIA, Dak To, 1970 June 9, 2015
The Kansas NCO Receives Five Star Review From Readers’ Favorite March 13, 2015

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