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Chuck Bailey honored
Our friend Chuck, '64, has written a book called IF YOU FLY DON'T CRASH.
On July 17, 2010, Ms. Joyce Faulkner, the president of the MWSA announced the 2010 nominees for best books in their divisions. (See these books listed below the links.
Our friend Chuck is a nominee for an MWSA 2010 Award. Miss Faulkner wrote:
"Our reviewers scored your books near the top of your genres and for that reason, you've been nominated for an MWSA award. Your work is now being evaluated by a team of judges who will select Gold, Silver, 1st and 2nd runners up in each category. The winners will be announced on Veterans Radio Network (www.veteransradio.net) on July 31 at 9am Eastern time. However, you are all winners already -- just by your nomination. [See the rest of Miss Faulkner's comments below the link"
Your award includes a medal or certificate, a "monetary sum]" that varies depending with the particular award you ultimately receive. IF you do plan to come to the conference, you should get your reservations at the Wyndham University Place Hotel in Pittsburg.
Here are the 2 books in Chuck's division"
Military/Air Force If You Fly Don't Crash -- Charles Bailey Of War and Weddings -- Jerry Yellin
Here are the other authors and their books honored, by category:
Historical Fiction The Great Hour Struck -- Gary Varner Days of Smoke -- Mark Ozeroff Grey Wolf -- David Huffman For the Fatherland -- Walter Zapotoczny, Jr Sisters of Valor -- Rosalie Turner
Literary Fiction Internal Conflicts -- Flint Whitlock The Letter -- Jerry Yellin Digger Dogface Brownjob Grunt -- Gary Prisk Crack Between the Worlds -- Carmen Stenholm
Mystery/Thriller Saigon Gold -- Hugh Scott Breath of the Choson Dragon -- Jack L. Wells Muted Mermaid/Shaved Ice/Chocolate Soup -- Del Staecker Dangerous Past -- A. F. Ebbers Child Finder: Resurrection -- Mike Angley
SciFi/Fantasy/Horror Rhombus -- Bob Gore Echo of a Distant Planet -- Wayne J. Lutz
Anthology Surviving the Folded Flag -- Deborah Tanish
Biography An American Knight -- Norman Fulkerson This is Latch: The Story of Admiral Roy E. Hoffman -- Weymouth Symmes An American Family in World War II -- Sandra O'Connell A Life Well-Built: Bio of Brig Gen R. Fisher -- Lee Kelley
Creative Non-fiction America's Finest -- Stephen Peterson
History New Dawn: The Battles for Fallujah -- Richard Lowry Fortress Raboul -- Bruce Gamble Riding a Donkey Backwards Through Afghanistan -- Mick Simonelli Truman and MacArthur -- Don Farinacci
How To The Burntwater's Cook Kitchen Guide -- David Michaelson A Retailer's Guild to Frugal In-Store Promotions -- Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Memoir Roadside Bombs -- William Little My Last War -- Charles Grist Missions of Fire and Mercy -- William Peterson Nam Sense -- Arthur Wiknik
Reference The Politics & Security of the Gulf -- Jeffry Macris 25 FREE References Every Texas Veteran Needs to Know -- Marylin Harris MST: Military Sexual Trauma -- Miette Wells The Military Father -- Armin Brott
Spiritual/Religious Battlefields and Blessings -- Jocelyn Green Faith Deployed -- Jocelyn Green Tear in the Dessert -- Father Ron Moses Camarda A Quiet Reality -- Emilio Marrero
Military/Army A Hill Called White Horse -- Anthony Sobieski Porcelain on Steel -- Donna McAleer The Texas Gun Club -- Mark Bowlin They Were Ready: The 164th Infantry -- Terry Shoptaugh
Military/Coast Guard So Others May Live -- Martha Kotite-LaGuardia
Military/Marines Immediate Response -- Claire MacNaughton The Road to Iwo Jima -- Tom McGraham And My Mother Danced with Chesty Puller -- Bruce Hoffman
Military/Navy Shore Duty -- Stewart Harris How Can You Mend This Purple Heart -- Terry L Gould Paper Dragon, Wooden Ship -- Jack L Wells War on the Rivers -- Weymouth Symmes
Graphic The Vietnam War: A Graphic History -- Dwight J. Zimmerman
Pictorial Fields of War -- Robert Mueller Cold War Peacemaker -- Pyette and Jenkins (Specialty Press) Lockheed Blackbird Family -- Tony Landis (Specialty Press) AMARG: America's Military Aircraft -- Veronico and Strong (Specialty Press)
Book of Poetry Twisted Tongues -- jim greenwald and Ruth Gerhardt She Wore Emerald Then -- Carolyn Howard-Johnson, Magdelena Ball
Single Poem POW/MIA -- Mike Mullins
Children Under 12 My Sailor Dad -- Ross MacKensie The ABC'S of OCD -- Kathleen Dunn Daddy's Boots -- Sandra Linhart Momma's Boots -- Sandra Linhart
Young Adult Finding My Way: A Teenager's Guild to Living with a Parent Who has Experienced Trauma -- Michelle Sherman Tecumsah: Shooting Star -- Dwight J. Zimmerman Firefight on Vietnam Brown Water -- Lynn Salsi My Story: Blogs by Four Teenagers -- Michelle Sherman and Deanne Sherman
Miss Faulkner's remarks (continued):
Our awards ceremony will take place at the Conference here in Pittsburgh on Saturday, October 2, at 6pm. I do hope that you will each join us to celebrate your achievements. Details about the conference are in our magazine, Dispatches. If you haven't seen it yet, you can get it here: http://militarywriters.com/documents/DispatchesJuly2010.pdf
Over the next few months, you'll see yourself all over our website, facebook, and magazine. By the being nominated, you'll be in our slideshow which appears on the front page of our website -- and if you'd like to have the slideshow run on your own site, just let me know and I'll provide you with the code. You'll also be invited to appear on various blogs aer the next year ... and you'll be featured on radio and public access TV shows at the Conference. I'll also be in touch with each of you separately as opportunities arisend radio shows
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