Search
Subscribe

Enter your email address

Where I Am

FacebookTwitter

LinkedInRSS Feed

 

 

 University of Mississippi's Writers' Page


Resources


Create Your Writer's Life,
by Cynthia Morris

On My Nightstand

Some Assembly Required
by Anne Lamott

Still Alice
by Lisa Genova

Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper
by SARK

River Flow
by David Whyte

Ending Your Day Right
by Joyce Meyer

And my monthly copy of
Down East Magazine


Powered by Squarespace
« Interfaith Prayer for Peace | Main | Driving off cliffs »
Sunday
Nov112007

David Dwiggins and the Manila American Cemetery

Some years ago, a Hoosier named David Dwiggins moved to the Philippines. And some years ago, he visited the Manila American Cemetery and took a picture of the grave of an Ohio serviceman.

Most of the American servicemen buried there are still listed as Missing in Action. He researched and sent the picture of the grave and a letter to the family in Ohio.

He repeated the process again and again, mostly targeting Indiana graves, and now spends most of his time gathering information, udpating his website, and contacting the families of the men who have been lost for over 50 years.

From the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors website
(The song choice of Dixie is few hundred miles off, but the sentiment is perfect.)

Reader Comments

There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below.

PostPost a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.
Author Email (optional):
Author URL (optional):
Post:
 
All HTML will be escaped. Hyperlinks will be created for URLs automatically.