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David E. Grogan is an award-winning author who served on active duty in the U.S. Navy for over 26 years as a Navy judge advocate. During the course of his Navy career, he prosecuted and defended court-martial cases; negotiated agreements in capitals around the world; lived abroad in Japan, Cuba and Bahrain; deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf onboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise; and actively contributed to the fight against piracy and international terrorism. His experiences abroad and during the course of his career influence every aspect of his writing. His fourth book, Learning to Live from Those Willing to Die, was released in September 2025. He has also published three novels comprising the St ...more

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Radio Telegraph Operator Second Class Leon Schiff, U.S. Merchant Marine – A Will to Serve During World War II

After the United States entered World War II, the American public rallied behind the war effort. Everyone contributed by recycling metals, accepting shortages of consumer goods so war materials could be produced instead, and buying war bonds. Even more significant, millions of men volunteered to serve in the armed forces. Yet not all who wanted to serve in the military could. Some had crucial jobs

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David Grogan answered David Grogan's question: What inspired you to write Learning to Live from Those Willing to Die? Veterans have been my heroes since I was a boy growing up just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. In fact, my dad was an Air Force pilot and my uncle a Navy sailor. Given that, interviewing veterans and publishing their stories through my Voices to Veterans See Full Answer
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