This is a very short story of two of my West Point classmates who didn’t make it in this world of ours.
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You hear so much about the ‘hero’s” of West Point, names like John J. Pershing, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant and even General George Custer. But no one knows the stories of Marv Nilsen, “Waxey” Gordon, the graduates who never make it to the top as a General. For going to and graduating from West Point, one of the top schools in the United States, does not ensure one of a rich rewarding life.
She never felt safe at home as a young girl, and didn't understand why when she finally escaped she wasn't safe in the big wide world either ...effectively jumping out of the frying pan into the fire!
This book is an autobiographical account of the lessons I learned about life and how I was able to apply them to inspire, motivate and empower others in my own work as a firefighter, as well in my daily life as a husband, a father and a man. When I w
Jamie was a healthy, active 12-year old who loved to skate and played hockey as well as any boy. Then one afternoon during a game, she suffered a stroke that changed her world. Her memoir takes the reader through her ordeal and her journey out of the
