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March 24, 2026March 24, 2026joynealkidney

Unintended Hero: The True Story of a Young Sailor’s Courage in World War II

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025joynealkidney

Dan Wilson’s Capri Bell from WWII

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025joynealkidney

Dad flew the B-17 “Hell’s Angels” in Training

December 2, 2024December 2, 2024joynealkidney

Jet Perfume

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024joynealkidney

Review of What Leora Never Knew by “MacTrish” in the United Kingdom

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024joynealkidney

Typing letters home under mosquito netting in a tent in New Guinea

September 21, 2024September 21, 2024joynealkidney

Our American Stories, a new one six years after the first one

September 9, 2024September 13, 2024joynealkidney

The Wilson Brothers played ball against Nile Kinnick and Bob Feller

August 8, 2024August 8, 2024joynealkidney

Pete Springer’s Review of Leora’s Letters

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024joynealkidney

President Roosevelt’s Prayer on D-Day

May 11, 2024May 11, 2024joynealkidney

A Mother’s Day Tornado and More

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024joynealkidney

Mother’s Day 1944, “Bruce” was due in a couple of weeks

December 22, 2023November 16, 2023joynealkidney

Gold Star Families Comfort One Another

December 18, 2023December 18, 2023joynealkidney

Christmas 1941

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023joynealkidney

The Best Books on Researching World War II Casualties

November 4, 2023November 4, 2023joynealkidney

The Leora Stories at the Perry Public Library on November 11

November 1, 2023October 31, 2023joynealkidney

You’re Not Going to Believe this John Deere Model A Tractor Tank

October 30, 2023October 29, 2023joynealkidney

A Welcome Guest Post about the Leora Stories

September 29, 2023September 29, 2023joynealkidney

Tough Subjects, Terrific Books

September 23, 2023September 23, 2023joynealkidney

The Leora Books

August 16, 2023August 15, 2023joynealkidney

A Faulty Gas Gauge and Worn Tires

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023joynealkidney

Invitations to Write Book Endorsements

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023joynealkidney

Six Terrific Book Ideas for Father’s Day Gifts, all with Iowa Ties

May 8, 2023April 25, 2024joynealkidney

The Library at the Hotel Pattee

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023joynealkidney

Brothers Born of Adversity: How the Bonds of Friendship Helped Two Men Survive the Horrors of Japanese Prison Camps and the Infamous Hell Ships During WWII

March 31, 2023March 30, 2023joynealkidney

Where to Find Dallas County Places Named in the “Leora Stories”

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023joynealkidney

The 14th Fighter Group in World War II by John W. Lambert

January 16, 2023October 18, 2023joynealkidney

A Bright and Blinding Sun, a Story from WWII by Marcus Brotherton

December 9, 2022July 6, 2023joynealkidney

Debut Novel of Cherie Dargan’s “Grandmother’s Treasures” Series

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022joynealkidney

Dad’s 1939 Chevy (AKA C-39)

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