Blog Tour De Troops Is Here!
This Memorial Day, I'm joining over 30 authors in thanking our troops for keeping our country safe and free.
I'm the third stop in a daisy chain blog hop, the previous being Stacy Wallace Benefiel If you missed her, head on by, and don't forget the next stop, Jonathan Gould! This blog tour is getting national attention for a reason.
Yep. I'm indie. Self-published and proud of it. Along with hundreds of other authors, I'm helping to crumble stigma and prove that indie isn't a dirty word.
I have the reviews to back it up, too! Take this one from Indie Book Blogger for Rise of the Deva'shi: A Chronicle of Parthalan. Scott (Mr. Indie Book Blogger) is a great reviewer, and has done much to support indie publishing.
So… Like the review? Great! Because every commenter on my blog today gets the ebook FREE!
Not only do you get it, I'm giving one to a troop for every single unique commenter. So send a friend. Not only do you and they score a 5 star read, a troop gets one, too. And, don't forget your email address.
When the calendar rolls around to Memorial Day, talk inevitable turns to those serving in the various branches of the Armed Forces and our appreciation of all they do. Truly, their willingness to sacrifice themselves gives us the greatest of gifts: freedom.
But what about those who aren't on the front lines? The clerks and accountants and welders who never see combat, yet are still as vital as any soldier? More, what of those who see each battlefield, but only after the battle has been fought?
My grandfather, drafted during World War II, served in the Army's Grave Registration Unit. His regiment made it to every battle in Europe and North Africa about three to five days after the fighting ended. They were tasked with the morbid but necessary task of identifying those who'd fallen, ensuring a proper burial and notification of those back home. Without my grandfather and his men, many back home would have never known what became of their sons and fathers and brothers; truly, it's better to know than to wonder.
Grandpa never saw combat, but that didn't mean he was bereft of war stories. He also had quite the assortment of oddities, mostly trinkets such as buttons and coins. He could also tell you about every American cemetery in Europe, and met General Patton at Normandy. Well, maybe met is too strong a term, but he did take his picture.
On this Memorial Day, remember the accountants, and the potato peelers and the bottle washers. Every member of the Armed Forces serves a vital function, whether or not it involves artillery. And the next time you find yourself in a military cemetery, thank the Graves Registration Unit. Grandpa would appreciate that.
Speaking of freedom. Want more free? Good.
Head to the next indie author, Jonathan Gould. Comment there and keep clicking your way through the weekend for tons of free ebooks. PLUS, a chance to win a KINDLE! Not just for you, for a troop, too.
Don't miss the list of authors and donors at the Indie Book Collective Blog, too!
