United States Navy Memorial

05/02/2024

As we head into May and commemorate all our military families sacrifice, let's remember a group of Vietnam-wives so boldly paved the way:

"It’s October 1969. The Vietnam War has been raging for 6 years, anti war sentiments are at a fever pitch and peace talks in Paris have been unsuccessful. Into this political firestorm march five brave military spouses, who have been fighting to get information on the fates of their husbands, who are listed as prisoners or missing in action. They have traveled to Paris to force a meeting with the North Vietnamese delegation.

As they wait in the rain outside the Democratic Republic of Vietnam’s office building, the women are strengthened by their unwavering love for their husbands and the bonds they’ve forged with each other. Will this be the day the women finally get the answers they’ve been seeking?"

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04/23/2024

Join us tomorrow (April 24) on Naval Institute's You Tube channel as I moderate a panel of women Navy veterans to discuss the (slow) integration of women into the Navy -- a hundred years of history. Can you guess who the original trailblazers were? Nurses.

Join the U.S. Naval Institute at the Jack C. Taylor Conference Center on Wednesday, 24 April 2024 at 2 PM for a rich discussion of women’s past and present contributions to the U.S. Navy.

04/05/2024

Dallas-area friends: Please join us at a book party on Thursday, April 11, 6-8 p.m., at Visions of Venice in the Design District. Meet MIA wife Candy Paris Ellis, MIA son Hunter Ellis (St. Stephen's and USC graduate), and MIA activist Tom Meurer (father of USC graduate Tanya Meurer), Ross Perot's point man on the issue of the missing in the Vietnam War. Email me if you would like to attend!

03/25/2024

SAS and Coronado friends: Read out Sherry Handley Martin, SAS class of '52, wife of VADM Ed Martin, and longtime Coronado resident:

The Accidental Activist Who Helped Change History The Accidental Activist Who Helped Change History Sharron “Sherry” Handly Martin ’52 BY TAYLOR BALDWIN KILAND ’85 Above portrait by Jamie Howren ’85 It was 2:30 a.m., on July 9, 1967, when 8-year-old Michelle Martin heard a loud knock at th...

03/15/2024

Join me and the U.S. Naval Institute at the Jack C. Taylor Conference Center in Annapolis on Wednesday, 24 April 2024 at 2 PM for a rich discussion of women’s past and present contributions to the U.S. Navy:

Join the U.S. Naval Institute at the Jack C. Taylor Conference Center on Wednesday, 24 April 2024 at 2 PM for a rich discussion of women’s past and present contributions to the U.S. Navy.

03/11/2024

Dallas-area friends and family: Please join us and some of our book's characters for a book party on Thursday evening, April 11 in the Dallas Design District. Email or PM me to RSVP.

03/05/2024

It's Women's History Month: read my most recent article about our nation's female Silver Star recipients, many of whom were nurses.

Meet the women who earned the Silver Star.

02/05/2024

Facebook friends: For those of you have not yet been able to attend one of my book events in person, you can now participate from the comfort of your own home. Join me on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. ET on Zoom where I will be speaking to the Veterans Breakfast Club about my recently published book.

https://veteransbreakfastclub.org/event/the-women-behind-the-pow-mia-movement-of-the-vietnam-war-on-vbc-happy-hour-7pm-et/

Navy veteran and author Taylor Kiland to discuss

01/18/2024

Naples/Bonita Springs/Ft. Myers, Florida Friends: We will be speaking about our book at Bonita Springs Golf & National Club on January 24 at 3 p.m. PM me if you would like to attned this free event and read more here: https://bonitasprings.floridaweekly.com/articles/vietnam-era-military-wives-book-reveals-home-front-battle-for-pows/

Bonita Springs resident Toni Kushner Nee was 4 years old when her father, Army flight surgeon Maj. F. Harold “Hal” Kushner, went missing while performing a medical rescue mission in South Vietnam in December 1967. Her mother Valerie Kushner was pregnant with her second child. Told to leave diplo...

01/09/2024

Annapolis Friends: I will be speaking at the Opera Insight Series at the Annapolis Opera on Saturday, January 20 at 3 p.m. about POW Families on The Home Front: Learn about the struggles of POW families, the tumultuous politics and antiwar protests, and the unfolding drama of the wives who endured an epic home front battle to make the fate of America’s POWs and missing men a national priority.

Discover the lasting impact these events had during a time of seismic socioeconomic upheaval taking place in America. Event is free, but registration is required: https://annapolisopera.org/event/glory-denied/

GLORY DENIED Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 3 PM & Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 3 PMMaryland Hall | 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, MD Music and Libretto by Tom CipulloPresented in English with English subtitles. The true story of America’s longest-held prisoner of war during one of our nation’s most...

12/11/2023

War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List: "Unwavering: The Wives Who Fought to Ensure No Man is Left Behind -- A deeply researched, personal, and fascinating look into the stories of wives of POWs and MIAs during the Vietnam War who tirelessly advocated to bring home their husbands — and the long-term impact they had on the U.S. military and society."

Read more here: https://warontherocks.com/2023/12/the-2023-war-on-the-rocks-holiday-reading-list/

Every year we kick off the holiday season with a roundup of books recommended by the War on the Rocks and Texas National Security Review team. Enrich your