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Joshua’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Joshua’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Joshua Bowe
Goodreads Author
Born
in Edina, MN, The United States
July 19, 1974
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Influences
Winston Groom (Better Times Than These), Bernard Grady (On The Tiger's
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Member Since
July 2018
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/joshuabowe
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The Ground You Stand Upon: Life of a Skytrooper in Vietnam
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13 editions
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Father Tom
Many of my dad’s fellow soldiers recalled praying in the field with their battalion priest. Here are some excerpts from our book about the 5/7th Cav’s chaplain, Father Tom Widdel.
…Sometimes the log ships carried a chaplain accompanied by an assistant. The chaplain’s assistant carried a Gospel, chalice, the body and blood of Christ, and all things necessary for a proper field service—as well as an Read more of this blog post »
…Sometimes the log ships carried a chaplain accompanied by an assistant. The chaplain’s assistant carried a Gospel, chalice, the body and blood of Christ, and all things necessary for a proper field service—as well as an Read more of this blog post »
Joshua’s Recent Updates
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Joshua Bowe
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William D.'s review
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The Ground You Stand Upon: Life of a Skytrooper in Vietnam:
"Good Read
A good book detailing a grunt in the jungle and what happens during R&R. I didn’t like the conduct of a SFC now retired using drugs and getting high while out on patrol. This type of behavior is one aspect the Vietnam Veterans cannot not den" Read more of this review » |
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Paul Winslow's review
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The Ground You Stand Upon: Life of a Skytrooper in Vietnam:
"Great true story on the life of a Vietnam soldier
In your face accounting of the daily life of a US Army Air Calvary trooper. The good, the bad, and the ugly. What a terrible shame on our nation for thier terrible homecoming treatment. In any event, W" Read more of this review » |
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Eric Bronson's review
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The Ground You Stand Upon: Life of a Skytrooper in Vietnam:
"The Ground You Stand Upon, Joshua & Wilbur Bowe
Having graduated from high school in 1966, my plan was to join the military. Those plans were nixed by my parents who said just wait and see if your number comes up! My number did not come up, as did fam" Read more of this review » |
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"This is one of the most inclusive biographies I’ve ever read. Not only is it written by the his son, it includes much information on Will Bowe’s friends. It includes letters and supporting information from his soldier buddies and their families. I fo"
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“As I listened to their conversation, what struck me is that despite their outward appearance, they weren’t old men to me. To me, they were the same nineteen and twenty-year-old kids they were over fifty years ago. It is, perhaps, the most unexpected thing that I’ve gained from this whole experience – the ability to see past someone’s age and appearance, to see them for who they’ve been their whole life.”
― The Ground You Stand Upon: Life of a Skytrooper in Vietnam
― The Ground You Stand Upon: Life of a Skytrooper in Vietnam
“For those of us who have not been to war, the best we can do is to simply understand that we can never understand.”
― The Ground You Stand Upon: Life of a Skytrooper in Vietnam
― The Ground You Stand Upon: Life of a Skytrooper in Vietnam
“For those of us who have not been to war, the best we can do is to simply understand that we can never understand.”
― The Ground You Stand Upon: Life of a Skytrooper in Vietnam
― The Ground You Stand Upon: Life of a Skytrooper in Vietnam
“As I listened to their conversation, what struck me is that despite their outward appearance, they weren’t old men to me. To me, they were the same nineteen and twenty-year-old kids they were over fifty years ago. It is, perhaps, the most unexpected thing that I’ve gained from this whole experience – the ability to see past someone’s age and appearance, to see them for who they’ve been their whole life.”
― The Ground You Stand Upon: Life of a Skytrooper in Vietnam
― The Ground You Stand Upon: Life of a Skytrooper in Vietnam
