This morning I got a message from an ancestry site I belong to informing me that my maternal grandfather, William Ott Johnston, died in uniform in 1918. Knowing that he died of a virus on a U.S. military base and never served a day of his life in his uniform, I am wondering does that allow him to be honored on this day? I guess it is a matter of how technical you want to get. It has only been in recent years that I even knew my grandfather's name and assumed he died in some foreign country, while serving the United States. I could not find any record of where he was buried because those records had been burned in a fire several years ago. I finally did find the details and now know he is buried in Bellingham Washington. Wow! the stories I made up, not knowing the facts.
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- This blog began as a means to share my life adventures with my readers. My writing experience to that point included two published books; Wake Up! and A Gathering of Spirit and four years as a columnist for the Cibola Beacon. I have since added Journey of an Enlightened Egotist, Spirits of Cibola County, What Now My Love? A Writer's Journey and Adventures of a Chosen Messenger to my published work, all are available from Amazon.com Looking for ways to inspire others to write I created a writing group for senior citizens in 2012, a writing camp for children 2012-2015 and a communication group for a nursing home in 2013. In 2018 I created an online writing group.This move led to two others eventually removed do to lack of participation. A friend once told me to find my passion and share it and I would realize my purpose. She was right! Every time I have thought I should give up something happens to assure me that I am on the right path.
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