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Tag: Leora’s Letters: The Story of Love and Loss for an Iowa Family During world War II

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025joynealkidney

Iowa Professor Dan Davis serves as Scientific Recovery Expert for the Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

July 3, 2025July 5, 2025joynealkidney

Claiborne Junior Wilson born 100 Years Ago, Dallas County, Iowa

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024joynealkidney

Classroom Questions and Activities: Leora’s Letters – with thanks to Elaine Briggs

February 29, 2024March 21, 2024joynealkidney

What’s on the Cover of Leora’s Letters?

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024joynealkidney

Book Clubs and the “Leora Stories”

September 23, 2023September 23, 2023joynealkidney

The Leora Books

August 14, 2023August 14, 2023joynealkidney

Memorial Service, Our Tribute of Honor to Flight Officer Claiborne [Junior] Wilson

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023joynealkidney

This Journaled Prayer from 2004

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022joynealkidney

Home for Christmas 1944

November 16, 2022November 17, 2022joynealkidney

The Wilson’s 1942 Plymouth, One of the Last New Cars until after WWII

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022joynealkidney

Dad’s 1939 Chevy (AKA C-39)

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022joynealkidney

“I Wish I could Give it Six Stars”

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022joynealkidney

An Attempt to Locate the Missing B-25 Mitchell

June 6, 2022June 6, 2024joynealkidney

Battle of Midway: Memories of Donald Wilson

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022joynealkidney

Dallas County Freedom Rock Selfies

May 27, 2022May 16, 2024joynealkidney

Memorial Day, to Remember Our War Casualties

May 4, 2022May 27, 2024joynealkidney

Battle of the Coral Sea: Memories of Donald Wilson, Aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5)

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022joynealkidney

Indie Bookstore Day, April 30, 2022 – Come Say Hi!

February 19, 2022February 21, 2022joynealkidney

Bonnie Reads and Writes, Self-Published Saturday: Leora’s Letters

December 7, 2021December 7, 2025joynealkidney

The Attack on Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii

October 18, 2021September 15, 2023joynealkidney

Dallas County Freedom Rock® Dedicated Two Years Ago

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021joynealkidney

Van Harden, Author and Broadcaster, Endorser of “Leora’s Dexter Stories”

August 18, 2021March 5, 2023joynealkidney

Military New Testaments in the Family

August 2, 2021December 21, 2023joynealkidney

John Busbee, The Culture Buzz

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021joynealkidney

Delbert, Donald, Dale, Danny, and Junior: You’ll Never be Forgotten

May 30, 2021June 1, 2021joynealkidney

Recent Interviews–The Reason for Memorial Day

May 29, 2021May 26, 2025joynealkidney

Leora Wilson, Poppy Lady

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021joynealkidney

Interview with WHO 13 News Multimedia Journalist Roger Riley

April 19, 2021April 18, 2021joynealkidney

F/O Claiborne Junior Wilson

April 17, 2021March 19, 2023joynealkidney

Family History Reveals Conditions of Great Depression by Dennis L. Peterson

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