posted 11-09-09
 
 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINES! 2009 USMC BIRTHDAY MESSAGE  IN HONOR OF VETERANS DAY by carissa marine MICHAEL ENOCHS: SPEECH AT THE WALL introduced by Zak/USMC/F 2-11/Viet Nam/'68-'69 LUCK OF THE DRAW THE MACS IN DESERT STORM by dennis keesling, msgt usmc, retired A MOTHER’S WAR poetry by maritza rivera cohen Handmade chapbooks, A Mother's War, will debut on Veterans Day 2009 at The Memorial Day Writer's Project tent next to the Vietnam Memorial in DC. The books are designed to be symbolic and sensory. The 12 individual pages are distressed and frayed and represent all the shades of the desert; the covers are folder style and hand stitched that have the texture of sandpaper which required letterpress printing. Each book has an appliqued heart on the cover that was cut out from one of the desert cammo uniforms that my son wore while serving in Iraq. I can't tell you what a labor of love it has been to make these. This project spoke to everyone who worked on it and was both a challenge and source of pride. Pyramid Atlantic is a paper making and artist's book non-profit that I worked with to get these done. They are a signed and numbered, limited edition of only 50 copies and will cost $40.00 each. No two books are alike and hopefully will be well received. The Memorial Day Writer's Project meets by the Vietnam Memorial every Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Veterans who are artists, poets, writers and singers are welcomed to stop by share their work with the public and each other. PAPERBACK WRITER TO THE CHOIR memoir by a.l. “o.a.t.s.” syor OH, THE WOUNDS HE WORE, DEATH HIS NEIGHBOR fiction by tom “sachem two” sheehan MilQuest with Dick Reynolds MCWS 10 WRITERS GALLERY MCWS 10 ON YOUTUBE ON THE OCCASION OF THE MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY: ANOTHER LETTER TO GOD poetry by pirate BACK FROM WAR BUT NOT REALLY HOME oped by caroline alexander new york times PHOTOESSAY: DAVID GUTTENFELDER IN AFGHANISTAN FOR THE DENVER POST PLUS “LITTLE SAMSON”  IMAGE COURTESY OF FINKBUILT.COM ”If the words honor, nobility, self-sacrifice, and altruism mean anything to you, this is the book to buy.” --Stephen Page-- BA Insider: Capital Living in Buenos Aires “Perhaps I expected a rasp, salty language, an edge of bitterness. Instead, Sally spoke softly about the healing power of writing and about MilSpeak Foundation, which she initiated to extend that potential for healing to military members, veterans and families.” --Terri Barnes-- SPOUSE CALLS/STARS & STRIPES SEND LETTERS & COMMENTS TO: KUDOSORKRAP@MILSPEAK.ORG END OF POSThttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Bicfc9dp0jmarine110909.htmlenoch110909.htmlkeesling110909.htmlhttp://www.milspeak.org/milspeak/motherswar.htmlhttp://www.memorialdaywritersproject.com/http://www.memorialdaywritersproject.com/http://www.memorialdaywritersproject.com/syor110909.htmlsheehan110909.htmlmilquestreynolds.htmlWriters_Gallery.htmlMilSpeak_On_YouTube.htmlpirate111010.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/opinion/08alexander.htmlhttp://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2009/10/30/photographer-collection-david-guttenfelder-in-afghanistan/http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/the-monkey-paintings/http://bainsidermag.com/blog/pen/milspeak/http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=140&article=65461mailto:KUDOSORKRAP@MILSPEAK.ORGhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Bicfc9dp0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbJtYqBYCV8http://books.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.aspx?SRT=R&WRD=Milspeak&DREF=1shapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7shapeimage_2_link_8shapeimage_2_link_9shapeimage_2_link_10shapeimage_2_link_11shapeimage_2_link_12shapeimage_2_link_13shapeimage_2_link_14shapeimage_2_link_15shapeimage_2_link_16shapeimage_2_link_17shapeimage_2_link_18shapeimage_2_link_19
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