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Leaves of the Palm: The Life, Times, and Opinions of Edward F. Palm, Ph.D., Major, USMC (Ret.). and Simple Working-Class Lad from New Castle, Delaware
http://edwardfpalm.blogspot.com/
A long time ago, my sophomore English teacher, Father William Campbell, saw something in my writing and predicted that I would someday become a newspaper columnist. He suggested the perfect title for my column--"Leaves of the Palm." Now that I have a little extra time on my hands I've decided to put Father Campbell's prediction to the test. I'm using my blog site not just to reprint opinion pieces I've published elsewhere but to try to get more of my ideas and opinions out there. --EFP
- Added on: Sep 16th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Edward F. Palm
- Listed in: Liberalism Military
- Tags: vietnam political commentary sixties gwot military affairs all volunteer force
Recent Posts
The Salmon Blues
(Click on the photo for an enlarged view.)This one is from the 2007 spawning season. I couldn't resist harking back to better days. This year has been frustrating. We've had too much rain. The streams are all swollen and runni...
Salmon Run 2009
The salmon are running, but I've been short on time, and we've only had a couple clear days in the last two weeks. I'm not adverse to sitting alongside the creek in the rain, trying to hold an umbrella and a camera. I've done it before. &...
My Formerly Homeless Piece
I did finally find a home for my piece on thanking veterans: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/nov/11/ed-palm-guest-columnist-were-not-heroes-for-in/ Since Bremerton is very much a military community, this was a good ...
To "Amy"
I was humbled to discover that "Amy," the sister-in-law of the late John LaBossiere, found my blog and left a comment. She confirms that her brother-in-law came back from Iraq a changed man and that the war indeed played a major role in his tra...
Happy Marine Corps Birthday!
(Part of the Papa 3 landing force, Vietnam, 1967)My wife has reminded me that 34 years ago, at Quantico, we attended the ball for the 200th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Don't you ...
Antipathy Grounded in Racism
Just today I saw a bumper sticker that lends credence to Jimmy Carter's view of why so many people are down on Obama. The text was "Obama/Deceiver"; the image was of Obama in white face. This is one...
