Normandy Breakfast – I Shared the Kitchen With th
I cooked breakfast for the crew at our Norman cottage. The eggs were fresh. The source was standing right there watching me cook
The Only Civilian in the Stick
Six months of training. A vintage C-47 over Normandy. I was the only civilian in a stick of Rangers, SEALs, and combat veterans.
The Cha Gio Trail: Decades of Chasing the Perfect Vietn
From Germaine's in Washington, DC to hidden courtyards in Provence, a lifelong search for the perfect cha gio became a journey through memory.
In Good Hands – Airborne above Normandy
At 62, Miles Spencer earned his airborne wings alongside Rangers, SEALs, and Delta operators — and it started with a man named Wells
One of My Most Peaceful Photos (And What Came Next)
Someone asked me to share one of my most peaceful photos. Watercolors in a Normandy garden, friends doing dishes, a vintage C-47 waiting.
Stuck at HQ – Until “Cichociemni”
After the jump, a parade of 1944 vehicles, then stranded in the rain. Eight Polish paratroopers said yes without being asked.
The Cafe That Wasn’t Ready for Us (And Then Was)
We stumbled into a small Norman cafe between shifts. When we came back, the kitchen was open. One of the great seafood meals
A Good and Great Man: Mickey Opacic
Some people show up when it's convenient. Others show up when it matters. Micky did the latter in Normandy.
Two Old Men on a Wall at Omaha Beach
After oysters at a cafe on Omaha Beach, we walked the shore. Two elderly Frenchmen were sitting on a wall. What they told
From Inside the Pillbox
I stood inside a German pillbox and watched Wells Jones walk out onto the tidal flats. Those flats were flooded on June 6,