Echoes From the Campfire

I am the harvest of man’s stupidity. I am the fruit of the holocaust. I prayed like you to survive, but look at me now. It is over for us who are dead, but you must struggle, and will carry the memories all your life. People back home will wonder why you can’t forget.”  …

Coffee Percs

I heated up a canteen cup of coffee with a sterno tablet. I had to hover over it to keep the rain from drowning it out.”                    –E.B. Sledge Yippi-ki-yay, Pard, it’s Saturday.  Just wanted to let out a hoot ’cause the Lord done blessed us with…

Echoes From the Campfire

Soldiers who really care for each other don’t shrug their shoulders and walk away from a situation that needs attention.”                    –Chuck Holton        “Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is Abel your brother?’ And he said, ‘I do not know. Am I my…

Echoes From the Campfire

Maybe it wasn’t meant to be easy. The things that count don’t always come easy.”                     –Elmer Kelton  (Barbed Wire)        “And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.”                …