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Joy Neal Kidney

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Joy Neal Kidney, the oldest granddaughter of the heroine of the "Leora Stories," is the author of "Leora’s Letters: The Story of Love and Loss For an Iowa Family During World War II," "Leora's Dexter Stories: The Scarcity Years of the Great Depression," "Leora's Early Years: Guthrie County Roots," and "What Leora Never Knew: A Granddaughter's Quest for Answers."

A graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and married to a Vietnam Air Force veteran, Joy lives in central Iowa.


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The day we had lunch with a car club

A few years back, I was invited to give a talk, set up by someone else, for a Corvette club at the Dallas County Freedom Rock®, about the Wilson brothers whose service is remembered there. This memorial had dedicated October 19, 2019. Leora’s Letters: The Story of Love and Loss for an Iowa Family During World War II was published a month later..The time had never been confirmed and I didn’t know w Read more of this blog post »
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