Stories of Hope

Dr. Lee Warren served as a combat brain surgeon for the U.S. Air Force in Iraq. He describes his deployment as a time of personal crisis, as he faced not only the grueling toll of being combat [...]

1LT Derek S. Hines was killed in action while deployed to Afghanistan in 2005. Recipient of two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star, Derek heroically continued to battle against insurgents even after [...]

I have been a big fan of Nate Higgins since I first met him at a local speaking engagement. We both grew up in the Tri-Cities area of Washington state and had an instant connection. Nate’s [...]

Matthew Bradford is an inspiration to me personally. As a young Marine, Matthew’s world changed when a bomb detonated beneath his feet while he was deployed in Haditha, Iraq in 2007. He was [...]

I met Sofia and her family early on in her diagnosis, right around the time I was releasing Hope Unseen. Her family is from Prosser and would come to all my book signings and events held in the [...]

LAURA M. WALKER 1LT, Engineers Fort Hood, Texas (Military Family) Delak, Afghanistan; KIA – IED First Lieutenant Laura M. Walker was assigned to the 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), [...]

DEREK S. HINES 1LT, Field Artillery Newburyport, MA Baylough, Afghanistan; KIA – Small Arms Fire 1LT Derek S. Hines, 25, died on September 1, 2005 in Baylough, Afghanistan.  His unit was [...]

RHETT W. SCHILLER CPT, Infantry Waterford, Wisconsin Balad Ruz, Iraq; KIA – Small Arms Fire Captain Rhett W. Schiller was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade [...]

LEONARD M. COWHERD 2LT, Armor Culpeper, VA Karbala, Iraq; KIA – Small Arms Fire Second Lieutenant Leonard M. Cowherd, 22, of Culpeper, VA died May 16, 2004 in Karbala, Iraq, when he [...]

Remembrance.  Solemnity. Two words to describe this day, a day created to honor the fallen soldiers of the Civil War.   Today, not only does Memorial Day honor all soldiers who have fallen since [...]