After his service in Vietnam ended, Army veteran Doug Bekke became the longtime curator of the Minnesota Military Museum at Camp Ripley. In that position, he interviewed scores of soldiers from every war and that has given him perspective on the meaning of military service
Pat, who is going on 107 years old, says she was surprised that her difficulty breathing was caused by a heart problem, not her lungs.
Sharon Chmielarz has been published in literary magazines nationwide. Chmielarz has published travel memoirs and three children’s picture books. And she also the winner of the 2012 Jane Kenyon Poetry Prize from Water~Stone Review.
