<p class="">For Veterans’ Day 2022, we offer this reprise of a story first shared in April 2020. My father turned 98 on Wednesday. This story is shared in honor and memory of all World War II veterans with gratitude to all veterans of all wars—protectors of America.</p>










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"All Things Considered" by Lois Elizabeth Hicks with Rudy Hicks

True, personal stories from new voices and experienced writers resonating with the themes of the Personal Essay/Story Publishing Projects: &quot;Bearing Up&quot; (2018) and &quot;Exploring&quot; (2019).