Veterans Day heroes Archives – Author Peter Green

Military families: WW II vets and women at home

Military families come to mind this Veterans’ Day this year. Not not only our own military heroes, past and present, but also their families, especially the women, help defend our home front and our way of life. My friend E. Tracy Beckette, Brigadier General, USA (Ret.), has hosted and produced …

Women, unsung wartime heroes

writerpeter November 10, 2018 Book Review / Peter H. Green. Writer / War and the Homefront

On Veterans Day, in this “year of the woman,” it’s important to remember that World War II was a turning point in American social history. Nineteen million women joined the workforce while their men were away in military service. They made uniforms, boots and K-rations; tanks, amphibious craft, jeeps, ships, …