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

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, 2022joynealkidney

Battle of Midway: Memories of Donald Wilson

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022joynealkidney

Dallas County Freedom Rock Selfies

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022joynealkidney

Memorial Day, to Remember Our War Casualties

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022joynealkidney

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, 2021April 1, 2023joynealkidney

The Attack on Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021joynealkidney

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, 2021August 13, 2021joynealkidney

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 29, 2021joynealkidney

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

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021joynealkidney

2nd Lt. Daniel S. Wilson

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021joynealkidney

2nd Lt. Dale Ross Wilson

March 15, 2021June 5, 2021joynealkidney

“Leora’s Letters” Interview with John Busbee

January 3, 2021January 14, 2022joynealkidney

The Minburn Farm in Winter

December 18, 2020September 20, 2022joynealkidney

Paul Berge, Narrator of the Audiobook of “Leora’s Letters”

November 30, 2020December 4, 2020joynealkidney

Leora Wilson’s Decision to Have Danny Wilson Buried Overseas

November 4, 2020November 6, 2020joynealkidney

Tribute to Those Who Served to Defend our Freedoms: Latham Hi-Tech Seeds Blog

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