Bob Rogers's Blog: Buffalo Soldier Sentinel Ezine

BSSE salutes: Sergeant Monica Lin Brown Then-Spc Monica Brown, recognized for her gallant actions during combat in Afghanistan in 2007, is the second female soldier since World War II to receive a Silver Star, the third highest award given for valor in enemy action.  Read her heroic story.

Got heroes? Speaking of heroes, here are a few from different centuries you will recognize: Kunta Kinte, Luke Skywalker, Jackie Robinson, W.P. Inman, Edmond Dantès, and Moses.  To this arduous list, a new epic hero, Isaac Rice, was added in the 21st century novel, First Dark: A Buffalo Soldier’s Story. Disparate peoples and cultures have [...]

Lieutenant Flipper Controversy: A Fallen Hero? Who was Lieutenant Flipper?  Was he Martyr or Myth? 19th Century:  Lt Flipper was dismissed from the U.S. Army. 20th Century:  Flipper was pardoned by President Clinton. 21st Century:  Flipper’s “poor treatment” is called a myth. Henry O. Flipper was not the first African American admitted to the United States [...]

19th Century American History Quiz Show Bob Rogers’ live and lively 19th Century American History “Jeopardy” style quiz show where winners receive literary prizes (novels, novellas, short stories). Book it for your group or venue!

VA Celebrates Women’s History Month March 18, 2013 March is Women’s History Month. Throughout the month, the Department of Veterans Affairs salutes women Veterans for doing their part to secure the liberties of this great nation. Women have always voluntarily served — in peacetime and in times of conflict — and persistently proven their dedication [...]

Witness an American panorama.  See and hear scenes from South Carolina, Mississippi, Kansas, Texas, and New Mexico from Bob Rogers’ highly acclaimed novel, First Dark: A Buffalo Soldier’s Story.  Scene locations were meticulously explored on foot or horseback to ensure authenticity in the writing of First Dark.  Engage in questions and answers about how America’s [...]

MILITARY NEWS Please visit The Defense Department’s page honoring Women’s History Month. http://www.defense.gov/home/features/... March is also Wounded Warrior Care Month. http://warriorcare.dodlive.mil/

—————————————– A Thanksgiving Poem for our Friends and Readers Thanksgiving is a time For reviewing what we treasure, The people we hold dear, Who give us so much pleasure. Without you as reader, Life would be a bore; Having you in my life Is what I’m thankful for. By Joanna Fuchs Poemsource.com ——————————————–

————————————— My, how the times are a changin’… Last night dozens of current and retired Black airline pilots, flight attendants and the Atlanta Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen assembled at an east Atlanta theater to watch a premier ( presented by the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) of the aviation catastrophe film, “Flight,” starring superstar [...]

—————————————— Brian H. Settles’ amazing book about his life experience and how it led it to Vietnam. The book is titled: No Reason for Dying: A Reluctant Combat Pilot’s Confession of Hypocrisy, Infidelity and War. Learn more… ——————————————-