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Local Author Recognized in National Book Contest

The 2012 Stars and Flags Book Award Program announces that author Warren Martin of St. Louis, Mo, was recently awarded a finalist medal in the Historical Fiction category, for his book, Forgotten Soldiers: What Happened to Jacob Walden 
Forgotten Soldiers is a Cold War mystery about Air Force Captain Jacob Walden shot down over Vietnam in 1970 and the unknown story of why he never returned home. Forty years later, Journalist Ted Pratt investigates what may be the sudden reappearance of Jacob Walden. Ted Pratt follows the trail to find Walden and encounters Charlie Smith, a secretive and seasoned operative who may have answers to the question about "What Happened to Jacob Walden," and why Jake never returned home.
A veteran of the Cold War and Green Beret, Warren Martin served 21 years in the U.S. Army. He was born in Maryland and then moved to Ireland with his mother when he was young, but returned to the U.S. in 1967. Martin earned a BA degree from the University of New York, an MBA from the University of Michigan and is currently pursuing a PhD in Business and Organizational Leadership. He currently lives in St. Louis, Mo with his wife Debbie.
A national contest, the Stars and Flags Book Awards program, was established five years ago with the purpose of promoting books which have a connection to the military. Many of the judges are veterans themselves, and others include historians, teachers, and avid readers. The program is facilitated by Nancy Smith of Reeds Spring, Mo., owner of starsandflags.com, whose main goal is to support and promote our veterans. Smith is also an active member of the Military Writers Society of America, a graphic designer, and is soon to start writing her first book about veterans. The book awards program runs from Feb. through Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Anyone interested in the program can find more information at http://www.starsandflags.com or by email at nancysentertainment@yahoo.com 

Get Er Done

The Green Beret Guide to Productivity
If you’re stuck in a rut or thinking of trying something different to take control of your life or be more productive, you should check out Mike Martel’s Get Er Done: The Green Beret Guide to Productivity. There are all kinds of productivity and self-help books out there, but Get Er Done presents unique but yet common sense methods to achieving personal and professional results. What Mike presents in his book and other media is something that many of us with similar backgrounds in Special Forces practice in our daily lives with great success, and is something that can be adopted by anyone who wants to achieve and learn some new ways to be more productive and successful. – Warren Martin

Taking control of your life doesn’t have to be difficult… Get Er Done – The Green Beret Guide to Productivity gives you principles from which you will get amazing results and find you are performing at levels you never thought possible. It is a simple, easy-to-read system that gives you a workable, proven list of things you can put in action, right now and have positive results in getting things done. Some will fit your personality, some won’t. It is for you to pick from and apply them immediately. There is no heavy reading and no long dialogue to struggle through. Just useful information that you will use instantly to take total control of your life. You’ll see results from day one, and by the end of a month you will wonder why getting things done ever seemed to be a problem.
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Gift Idea for the Holidays - The Gift of a Book

  A Book is a great Gift Idea for the Holidays.  Order signed copies of my book at my web sitenow through December 25th for just $12.99 a copy.
The Kindle e-book version is also available now at Amazon through December 25th for the reduced price of $2.99


Check Out These Great Books for Holiday Gifts Black Eagle Force Series - The Nations - The Last Jump - Blackjack Bomber -  Hollywood Agent Provocateur -  Hidden Legacy of World War II -The Land of Bestrovia Series




There are whole lot more Great Books on my book shelve on the right sidebar (below the Videos).  You can also follow the Military Writers Society of America – MWSA – Link for a wide variety of books with a military connection.
   Forgotten Soldiers: What Happened to Jacob Walden

   Although the Book is Fiction

What Happened to our POW’s is Not
 
Check out my website for more info and to order an autographed copy of Forgotten Soldiers.For the Kindle e-book version go the Amazon site
 

Holiday Book Idea - Give the Gift of a Book

Forgotten Soldiers Holiday Gift  
A Book is a great Gift Idea for the Holidays.  Order signed copies of my book at my web sitenow through December 25th for just $12.99 a copy.The Kindle e-book version is also available now at Amazon through December 25th for the reduced price of $2.99
  For other Great Books , check out my book shelve on the right sidebar (below the Videos) for a variety of Books by other Authors. You can also follow the Military Writers Society of America – MWSA – Link for a wide variety of books with a military connection.
Forgotten Soldiers: What Happened to Jacob Walden
 Although the Book is Fiction
What Happened to our POW’s is Not

Book Description
Forgotten Soldier is a Cold War Mystery that has never been told.  A story about a Forgotten era where the Cold War was fought in places like Europe, Russia, Korea, Vietnam and throughout the world.  What Happened to Jacob Walden is a mystery about what happened after he was shot down in Vietnam in 1970. Like many others, Jacob Walden never returned home, but unlike most others, he supposedly reappears 40 years later, spurring a Journalist to investigate.  The Journalist tracks down who he believes to be Jacob Walden, encounters a secretive Operative, and discoverers the answer to What Happened to Jacob Walden, an answer that he and no one else may really want to know. Forgotten Soldiers will remind those who knew, and educated those who did not know about what may have happened to our POW/MIA Forgotten Soldiers, and that we should always remember “You Are Not Forgotten.”

Check out my website for more info and to order an autographed copy of Forgotten SoldiersFor the Kindle e-book version go the Amazon site

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Forgotten Soldiers: What Happened to Jacob Walden
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About the Book: Forgotten Soldiers is a Cold War Mystery that has never been told.  The fictional story about a Forgotten era where the Cold War was fought in places like Europe, Russia, Korea, Vietnam and throughout the world.  What Happened to Jacob Walden is a mystery about what happened after he was shot down in Vietnam in 1970. Like many others, Jacob Walden never returned home, but unlike most others, he supposedly reappears 40 years later, spurring a Journalist to investigate.  The Journalist tracks down who he believes to be Jacob Walden, encounters a secretive Operative, and discoverers the answer to What Happened to Jacob Walden, an answer that he and no one else may really want to know.
Forgotten Soldiers is a compelling Historical War Fiction with Action, Drama, Mystery and Espionage, filled with twist and surprises.  It’s not just a POW story - it’s a story about the Forgotten POW who never returned.   “To tell anymore would be a spoiler” one reviewer has said and others have asked “Did this really happen?”
Forgotten Soldiers will remind those who knew, and educated those who did not know about what may have happened to our POW/MIA Forgotten Soldiers, and that we should always remember “You Are Not Forgotten.”

Forgotten Soldiers – Cold War Mystery

Forgotten Soldiers is a Cold War Mystery that has never been told.  A story about a Forgotten era where the Cold War was fought in places like Europe, Russia, Korea, Vietnam and throughout the world.  What Happened to Jacob Walden is a mystery about what happened after he was shot down in Vietnam in 1970. Like many others, Jacob Walden never returned home, but unlike most others, he supposedly reappears 40 years later, spurring a Journalist to investigate.  The Journalist tracks down who he believes to be Jacob Walden, encounters a secretive Operative, and discoverers the answer to What Happened to Jacob Walden, an answer that he and no one else may really want to know. 
Forgotten Soldiers is a compelling Historical War Fiction with Action, Drama, Mystery and Espionage, filled with twist and surprises.  It’s not just a POW story - it’s a story about the Forgotten POW’s who never returned.  One reviewer has said “To tell anymore would be a spoiler” and others have asked “Did this really happen?” Forgotten Soldiers will remind those who knew, and educated those who did not know about what may have happened to our POW/MIA Forgotten Soldiers, and that we should always remember “You Are Not Forgotten.”
Although the book is fiction What happened to our POW’s is Not
Check out my website for more info and to order an autographed copy of Forgotten Soldiers  
Go to the Amazon site for the Kindle e-book version. 

Forgotten Soldiers – Book Signing

October 6, 2012 at 6 North Cafe
This coming Saturday, October 6, 2012, I will be at 6 North Café in Baldwin for a Book Signing starting at 10am until noon. If you are in the St. Louis area stop in and visit and get your autographed copy of “Forgotten Soldiers: What Happened to Jacob Walden.”  6 North Café is also a great place to hang out and have some coffee and breakfast.
6 North Café is located at 14438 ClaytonRoad  Ballwin, MO 63011, just west of 141.
Check out my website for more info and to order an autographed copy of Forgotten Soldiers and for the e-book version go the Amazonsite.
Check out the Baldwin Patch announcement about the book signing.  Link to Ballwin-Ellisville.patch.com/events/forgotten-soldiers-585f081c
Book Description Cold War Mystery about Air Force Captain Jacob Walden shot down over Vietnam in 1970 and the untold story of why he never returned home. Forty years later Journalist Ted Pratt investigates what may be the sudden reappearance of Jacob Walden and follows the trail to find Jacob. Ted encounters Charlie Smith, a secretive and seasoned Operative who may have answers to the question about “What Happened to Jacob Walden,” and why Jake never returned home.
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Riveting Novel - Blackjack Bomber

Blackjack Bomber - A Novel by T.C. Miller 
Riveting! Latest 5-Star Review – September 26, 2012
A group of jaded middle-aged men who get together for their weekly card meetings ponder their dead end lives and try to find a way to break out of their doldrums. What happens next, in this riveting thriller is a story that could very well be taken from today's headlines. T.C. Miller delivers a powerful story that will keep you turning the pages until the exciting conclusion.
Review by Jeffrey Miller Author of War Remains & Waking Up In The Land Of The Morning Calm 

 If you missed my earlier post about Blackjack Bomber, don’t miss out on a book that is a combo of Military, terrorist and law enforcement related material with with plausible plots and lots of twist, turns and suspense.

About T.C. Miller
T.C. Miller served 20 years in the Air Force Reserve, retiring in 1993.  T.C. is an Hakkoryu Jujitsu enthusiast and has been practicing and teaching it since the 1970’s.  T.C. lives in Mcloud Oklahoma with his wife and is co-owner of Winter Oak Studio. T.C. released his first novel “Blackjack Bomber”In 2012 and has a sequel “Blackjack Bay” in the works for release in 2013.You can check out T.C. Millers website and also get his book at Amazon.

BLACKJACK BOMBER

  A Novel by T.C. Miller

For those of you who have interest in Military related, terrorist and law enforcement type of books with plausible plots and lots of twist, turns and suspense, Check out Black Jack Bomber .
The Story and Background: Five average, middle-aged suburban guys jokingly call themselves the Thursday Night Mafia, and their weekly blackjack game appears to be an innocent pastime. But looks can be deceiving, as casual talk over cards leads to an ill-fated plot to scam Lake Tahoe casinos. Their lives are thrown into a downward spiral faster than you can shuffle the cards.

Caught red-handed by mob goons, and facing certain death if they don't repay a fortune they don't have, they turn to Rick. He secretly schemes to use their inside knowledge of Air Force operations to his own end, as they commandeer a plane with nuclear weapons for ransom.

But the Black Jack Bomber holds secrets bigger than Rick's, and a crack security team of Air Force specialists and National Security agents race against the clock to hunt down Rick. His vengeful plan includes the destruction of Lake Tahoe and the death of thousands of people, and that's just for starters. He must be captured and the ultra-secret BlackStar System recovered before he can auction it off to the international terrorist community.
About T.C. Miller T.C. Miller served 20 years in the Air Force Reserve, retiring in 1993.  T.C. is an Hakkoryu Jujitsu enthusiast and has been practicing and teaching it since the 1970’s.  T.C. lives in Mcloud Oklahoma with his wife and is co-owner of Winter Oak Studio. T.C. released his first novel “Black Jack Bomber” in 2012 and has a sequel “Black Jack Bay” in the works for release in 2013.You can check out T.C. Millers website and also get his book at Amazon.T.C. Miller is also on FaceBook and Twitter 

POW/MIA Recognition Day

Remembering the Forgotten National POW/MIA Recognition Day September 21, 2012 Most of us probably remember those Chuck Norris Missing in Action movies about the hidden POW’s of Vietnam and numerous other movies and books including my own “Forgotten Soldiers” book.  While books and movies provide entertainment and can draw attention to an issue or cause, there is still the true life reality for the POW’s, the Missing, and for their families.
The third Friday of September each year is designated as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. With the passage of time and national focus during the past decade on what has developed into a worldwide War, it has become an easy task for many Americans to Forget about a time before 9/11, and Forget about those who were POW’s and those who went Missing in the Cold War and previous Wars. Each year families of the missing remember their lost loved ones while every day others continue to make efforts to give those families closure through recovery operations conducted by the personnel at JPAC (Joint Prisoners of War, Missing in Action Accounting Command).
For most Americans JPAC is an unheard of acronym with an unknown mission of trying to recover the missing in places like Vietnam, Laos, Korea, Burma, throughout Europe, Russia, and around the world. In 2012 JPAC has recovered over 50 personnel.
The JPAC and other websites have numerous fact sheets and data about the POW/MIA’s and effort to answer questions about what happened to them. 
The families of the missing and many of us have continued to make efforts keep the memory of the POW/MIA’s alive.  The National Alliance of Families  and The National League of POW/MIA Families  are just two of the organizations that make extensive efforts to maintain and create awareness of the POW/MIA issue and the pledge to never forget, and remember “You Are Not Forgotten”
Please Remember our POW/MIA’s and share the message.