September 7, 2018 By: Ali Elizabeth Turner When Master Colin first took a knee, I experienced a number of emotions. First, I was...
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All Things Soldier Archives
All Things Soldier: The Marvelous Mavens Of Operation Meatball
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner Recently our family was at a retreat in Tennessee, and one of the young musicians there,...
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All Things Soldier: Congrats, Col Bassett!
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner Colonel Chris Bassett is an Army National Guard chaplain who thankfully functioned as my pastor the...
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All Things Soldier: The Melée Over A Military Parade
By: Ali ElizabethTurner President Trump has been busy lately—travelling, hosting “Vlad,” touring Europe, perhaps flummoxing Queen Elizabeth by walking ahead...
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All Things Soldier: The Army Materiel Command Band Has Played Its Last Note
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner This past Memorial Day, our town had a grand celebration of a most solemn day of...
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What Can We Expect From The Kim/Trump Summit?
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner Irrespective of one’s political perception of the recent summit between North Korea and the United States...
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All Things Soldier: Canine Sergeants Receive Well-Deserved Medals
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner Several years ago, ardent troop supporter and philanthropist Lois Pope raised awareness that there is another...
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All Things Soldier: A True Hero’s Next Adventure?
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner Alek Skarlatos became an undisputed hero on both sides of the pond when he and two...
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All Things Soldier: Children Of Fallen Patriots
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner In 1989, in the brief time we were at war with Panama, 23 of our brave...
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All Things Soldier: G’Bye To Gunny And The General
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner We have lost two icons this week, Marine Staff Sergeant and honorary Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee...
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All Things Soldier: Red Flag; Blue Flag; Red, White, And Blue Flag
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner If there is one thing that the Middle East does for us, it keeps us off-balance,...
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Mary Ellis, WWII Spitfire Pilot, Still A Spitfire
By: Sarah Oliver The following article tells about Mary Ellis, a delightful flying ace from WWII who is still able...
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All Things Soldier: Airman, Olympian, Slave
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner Guor Maker has without a doubt one of the most triumphant stories of what it means...
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All Things Soldier: Israel Is Officially Facing Down Iran…In Syria
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner Mornings and holidays are statistically known to be a time when an enemy will attack, due...
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Meet Army CPL Morris Dale “Lone Elk” Casteel
By: Sandra Thompson Dale was born in Limestone County, Alabama, in March of 1932. The Casteel family has a long...
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All Things Soldier: Please Stand
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner The Super Bowl is in a couple of days, and in all of the more than...
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All Things Soldier: Uncle Walter And The Tiff Over Tet
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner A couple of weeks ago on the Tennessee Valley Spotlight, I was discussing with my my...
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All Things Soldier: The Battle Of The Bed Bugs
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner I grew up in the shadow of the United States Public Health Hospital system. From 1953...
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All Things Soldier: Rishi Sharma “Captures” The Greatest Generation
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner Rishi Sharma is barely 20 years old, and since graduating from high school, he has made...
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All Things Soldier: The Semper Fi Approach To Spiritual Fitness
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner For several years Athens Now has discussed the spiritual assault on our troops through examples of...
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