Two wounded soldiers, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to … [Read more...]
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Story: The Russian Soldier
A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home. He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he … [Read more...]
Story: Lost in the Mountains
"In the nineteen-sixties, my sleepaway camp was delightfully under-supervised. Then a camper went missing..." By David Owen In 1967, during the summer of “Sgt. Pepper,” I spent a month at a camp near Florissant, Colorado. When I arrived, from … [Read more...]
Story: The List
Ilan Selig was a young soldier who lost his life defending his country. His remains were shipped to the heartbroken parents, who buried his body and began their period of mourning. Ilan's fourth-grade teacher was one of the many people who came to … [Read more...]
Story: Good Luck, Bad Luck
This is the story of an old Chinese farmer who lived many years ago. He had one old horse that he used to plow his fields. One day, the horse ran away into the hills. Everyone said, “We are so sorry for your bad luck.” The old man replied, … [Read more...]
Story: Uncle Sig
The military hero in our family is Uncle Sig, though none of us had the chance to call him uncle. Sigmund Diamond was killed days before the cease-fire in Europe, May 1945, signaling an end to World War II. Sig was the eldest child of Eva and … [Read more...]
Story: Ballad of Mulan
The sound of one sigh after another, as Mulan weaves at the doorway. No sound of her loom and shuttle, only that of a girl in deep reflection. If you ask her what she is thinking or who she is thinking of, she will say, "There is nothing I … [Read more...]
Story: Dreams of Three Tall Trees
In a dark dense forest at the foot of a mountain range, three tall pine trees dared to dream. The first tall tree had grown wide, strong and sturdy. His impressive size was admired by all the other trees in the forest. This tree spoke confidently … [Read more...]
Dancing in the Streets: The Story of the Bulgarian Jews
March 9, 1943 in a large tobacco warehouse In Kyustendil Bulgaria, a giant of a man in a tall miter hat and a long robe stood among one thousand of his countrymen. In a booming voice that carried throughout the crowd he recited scripture from the … [Read more...]
Story: Pottle ‘O Brains
ONCE in these parts, and not so long gone neither, there was a fool that wanted to buy a pottle o' brains, for he was ever getting into scrapes through his foolishness, and being laughed at by everyone. Folk told him that he could get everything he … [Read more...]