DMZ

The sounds of over there is ‘them’ and here is ‘us’Ghosts hear as if they were the honoring of some … More

This We’ll Sell

I ask why she’s visiting Hawai‘i, and she tells me it’s to see her brotherHe’s stationed at Fort Shafter and … More

All of us have seen photos of tulip fields, vibrant colors stretching for milesNo need to see those in the … More

They sat and smoked the cigarettes they’d rolledLaughing softly about the way the grass grew hereCompared to how it waved … More

When they mow the lawns where the white crosses lieEach section of the American Cemetery at Normandy is cordoned offSeparating … More

This may not be the case if you live in GermanyBut I find it difficult to recall the namesOf stars … More

In Operation Market Garden200 soldiers of the 82nd Airborne’s 504th Parachute Infantry RegimentRowed across the Waal River to take the bridge … More

Paulie, my father’s friend in Madison, tells meThat after the Army bussed him back to MilwaukeeHaving held onto him for … More

He stands at the podium projecting out over the fieldGrips the railing, his hands a ghostly whiteThe master orator had … More

All of them, like brilliant dominoes, lined up in perfect rowsColumns of names carved in stone, these markers of soldiers … More

It gives me a chill, somewhat of a frightening shiverTo stand at the grave of a Nazi General and feel … More

I’ve traveled by myself, and I’ve gone with tour groupsAnd the thing about solo journeys is thisWith trips anywhere when … More

I have two American flagsBoth tucked up tight in black framesTriangular shaped to hold them foldedBut still recognizably red, white, … More

It had become dangerous for the universities to remain open. Still, I begged my parents to let me attend. In … More

I dream of my father today, the Battle of the Bulge,begun on this date in 1944, the fiercest European Theaterengagement … More

I’m standing next to my Uncle Wonnie. He’s peering through a viewing slot in the bunker. The opening is about six inches, … More

From the top of the Gwangbok Lotte Department StoreI can see the Yeongdo(daegyo) Draw Bridge crossing Busan Harbor.From this height, … More

On Jeju Island we travel rough backroads on our small bus,bumping along narrowly through perfectly planted fields,row on row of … More

There are soldiers buried in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busanwhose bodies were not returned to their home countries.Examining … More

I’ve had this dream before, variations of it, many times.This morning it was my final dream of the night,so right … More