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<\/p>\nA Gathering of Eagles\u00a0<\/span>Paperback \u2013 <\/span><\/a><\/h2>\nJanuary 15, 1999<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\nby Col. Jimmie Dean Coy (Author)<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\nOver 200 medal of Honor recipients, ex-POWs, and leaders in the military, political, and religious arenas share their core beliefs about leadership, success, & significance. It includes men whose names are household words and those who have been faced with life and death situations. This book clearly demonstrates that positive male leadership is not dead. Readers will feel strengthened and encouraged by what these men have shared.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In the Tradition of Firsts<\/h2>\n
John Michael<\/a> has an ongoing tradition of initiating, acquiring associating attaching to “firsts”\u00a0 (e.g. wrote the First book about Fort Myer, attended tactical training exercise of the Presidential Salute Battery, chosen participant in the 2009 Session of the Army Strong Experience, and more…)<\/p>\nIt goes further when one of your firsts is someone who received the first Medal of Honor in Vietnam<\/strong><\/em>… COL Roger H C Donlon, USA Ret.\u00a0 Colonel Donlon was awarded the medal for actions on 6 July 1964 for his service at Camp Nam Dong<\/a> while attached to Detachment A-726, the 7th Special Forces Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/roger-h-c-donlon-251x300.jpg\")
<\/h2>\nThe Connection Began a Decade Ago in 2006<\/h2>\n
While attending the Special Forces Association where John Michael featured his heraldry notecards,\u00a0 he had the distinct honor to meet Colonel Donlon and his wife Norma while he chose to purchase an assortment of notecards.\u00a0 Little did John Michael know of the accomplishments and service of the colonel.\u00a0 Part of which was revealed at the reception dinner when it was shared that Colonel Donlon was “The Colonel of the Regiment’<\/p>\n
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<\/h2>\nThe Connection Continues<\/h2>\n
Over the years the encounters were never planned but they always seem to fall into place whether it was the annual Medal of Honor Day<\/a> or Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery or the Association of the US Army Annual Meeting.\u00a0 It has been an honor and a privilege to have met the Colonel and to keep our friendship ongoing.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/COL-Roger-Donlon-00-300x278.jpg\")
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An Event Over a Decade After First Meeting<\/h2>\n
The Association of the United States Army<\/a> brought Colonel Donlon and John Michael together when the colonel was asked to speak at a Soldiers of Valor – A Vietnam Commemorative Event at AUSA Headquarters in Arlington Virginia on 05 May 2016.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/COL-Roger-Donlon-01.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/p>\nYUMMY \u2026 STEAKS~!<\/h2>\n
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<\/h2>\nBUY THE BOOK<\/a><\/h2>\nImages of America \u2013 Fort Myer is a pictorial chronicle of the first one hundred years of history containing over two hundred photographs, maps, and images. \u00a0Beginning in the 1860s and carrying through the 1960s it provides a view![\"images](\"http:\/\/historic-fortmyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/FORT-MYER-front-cover-cropp-210x300.gif\")
of what was over time.<\/p>\n
An autographed copy of the book can be purchased at\u00a0BUY <\/a>TH<\/a>E BOOK<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"And THE COLONEL?\u00a0 COL Roger H C Donlon ! A Gathering of Eagles\u00a0Paperback \u2013 January 15, 1999 by Col. Jimmie Dean Coy (Author) ABOUT THE BOOK: Over 200 medal of Honor recipients, ex-POWs, and leaders in the military, political, and … Continue reading
by Col. Jimmie Dean Coy (Author)<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n Over 200 medal of Honor recipients, ex-POWs, and leaders in the military, political, and religious arenas share their core beliefs about leadership, success, & significance. It includes men whose names are household words and those who have been faced with life and death situations. This book clearly demonstrates that positive male leadership is not dead. Readers will feel strengthened and encouraged by what these men have shared.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n John Michael<\/a> has an ongoing tradition of initiating, acquiring associating attaching to “firsts”\u00a0 (e.g. wrote the First book about Fort Myer, attended tactical training exercise of the Presidential Salute Battery, chosen participant in the 2009 Session of the Army Strong Experience, and more…)<\/p>\n It goes further when one of your firsts is someone who received the first Medal of Honor in Vietnam<\/strong><\/em>… COL Roger H C Donlon, USA Ret.\u00a0 Colonel Donlon was awarded the medal for actions on 6 July 1964 for his service at Camp Nam Dong<\/a> while attached to Detachment A-726, the 7th Special Forces Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n While attending the Special Forces Association where John Michael featured his heraldry notecards,\u00a0 he had the distinct honor to meet Colonel Donlon and his wife Norma while he chose to purchase an assortment of notecards.\u00a0 Little did John Michael know of the accomplishments and service of the colonel.\u00a0 Part of which was revealed at the reception dinner when it was shared that Colonel Donlon was “The Colonel of the Regiment’<\/p>\n Over the years the encounters were never planned but they always seem to fall into place whether it was the annual Medal of Honor Day<\/a> or Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery or the Association of the US Army Annual Meeting.\u00a0 It has been an honor and a privilege to have met the Colonel and to keep our friendship ongoing.<\/p>\n The Association of the United States Army<\/a> brought Colonel Donlon and John Michael together when the colonel was asked to speak at a Soldiers of Valor – A Vietnam Commemorative Event at AUSA Headquarters in Arlington Virginia on 05 May 2016.<\/p>\n Images of America \u2013 Fort Myer is a pictorial chronicle of the first one hundred years of history containing over two hundred photographs, maps, and images. \u00a0Beginning in the 1860s and carrying through the 1960s it provides a view An autographed copy of the book can be purchased at\u00a0BUY <\/a>TH<\/a>E BOOK<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" And THE COLONEL?\u00a0 COL Roger H C Donlon ! A Gathering of Eagles\u00a0Paperback \u2013 January 15, 1999 by Col. Jimmie Dean Coy (Author) ABOUT THE BOOK: Over 200 medal of Honor recipients, ex-POWs, and leaders in the military, political, and … Continue reading In the Tradition of Firsts<\/h2>\n
<\/h2>\nThe Connection Began a Decade Ago in 2006<\/h2>\n
<\/h2>\nThe Connection Continues<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nAn Event Over a Decade After First Meeting<\/h2>\n
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OMAHA STEAKS<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nYUMMY \u2026 STEAKS~!<\/h2>\n
Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs: <\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n
The Unknown Story of the Men and Women <\/span>of<\/a><\/h2>\n
World War II’s OSS<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n
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BUY THE BOOK<\/a><\/h2>\n
of what was over time.<\/p>\n