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R. E. Armstrong
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To paraphrase Steve Martin in that old movie, The Jerk, "I was born a poor white child." Being tired of having nothing, I quit school at sixteen and went to work. I enlisted in the U.S. Army as soon as I was old enough and served with the Army's First Field Force in Vietnam from 1967 to 69. My military service paid for my education through the GI Bill. So unlike the flag waving, draft dodging hypocrites running America today, I understand poverty and war in a way they never can.
I try to use my writings to support America's Veterans and help draw attention to the problems they face every day. My writing partner, and long time friend, Terry P. Rizzuti, and I have spent years working with other veterans on projects we hope will benefit all veterans.
I'm a fun loving and adventurous guy with an offbeat sense of humor. My hobbies include writing, photography, sailing, fishing, playing blackjack and poker, and building things. As you can tell by the shirt I'm wearing, I love the tropics and the laid back life style.
Accomplishments: Educated beyond my abilities. Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Army. The usual "I was there" Vietnam War Medals. While attending Graduate School at the University of Oklahoma, I worked with Terry P. Rizzuti, Wilbur J. Scott, David Vu, Vinh Nguyen, Tu Van Be and others to create the Vietnam Memorial Scholarship Association. This scholarship program has provided financial aid to many Vietnam Veterans, their children, and the children of our former South Vietnamese Allies.
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Books
|  | The American Veterans Cookbook by R. E. Armstrong
The American Veterans Cookbook is a collection of recipes from American Veterans and their family members.
This collection offers many unusual recipes for desserts, salads, soups and main entres.
Fifty percent of all author royalties will be donated directly to the Armed Forces Veterans Homes Foundation, located in Suitland, MD. While the authors believe this organization is worthy ...
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 | The Life and Times of Bubba Lee Boatbum by R. E. Armstrong
"The Life and Times of Bubba Lee Boatbum," is the offbeat, humorous, and slightly wacky story of a man who never quite managed to grow up. But with the help of his two best friends, an ex-wife that he still loves, and his daughter and granddaughter, he may get there yet....
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Short Stories
A Basic Haircut by R. E. Armstrong
This is for all of those who still remember that first military haircut....
Caught in the Draft by R. E. Armstrong
Odd things can happen in a war zone....
Something Hairy This Way Comes by R. E. Armstrong
Another one of the stories from "No Rules: Offbeat Tales of Military Life." I was on this patrol when the incident happened....
Batman by R. E. Armstrong
This story is based on a tale I heard in a bar while on R&R in Sydney, Australia. ...
A Grandfather's Legacy by R. E. Armstrong
For his fourth birthday, my wife and I bought my great nephew, Trent, a pedal car that looks like a World War Two fighter plane. Everyone had fun watching him pedal it up and down the sidewalk in fro...
Los Angeles Home Coming by R. E. Armstrong
This is another story from my book, No Rules: Offbeat Tales of Military Life...
The Road Mine by R. E. Armstrong
This is a short story from my book "No Rules: Offbeat Tales of Military Life." The story is based on the first convoy I went on shortly after I got to Vietnam....
One Long Dark Ride by R. E. Armstrong
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you pissed off a man who had nothing left to lose?...
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Poetry
God and the Soldier by R. E. Armstrong
Scratched into the wall of a sentry box on the Island of Gibraltar is an unsigned message from a soldier. ...
The Kindergarten Blues by R. E. Armstrong
The summer that my great nephew, Trent, turned five, I asked him if he was ready to start kindergarten. He replied, "I''m not going to kindergarten." So I asked, "Why not?" Trent replied, "Kinderga...
The 23rd Psalm by R. E. Armstrong
Vietnam War versions of the 23rd Psalm.
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Latrine Poetry by R. E. Armstrong
A sure way to gauge how troops feel about their situation is the grafitti found on the latrine walls and other flat surfaces. Some grafitti is sexual in nature, but during the Vietnam War, a lot of i...
Ode To The Infantryman by R. E. Armstrong
This is part of my collection of poetry and short writings from the Vietnam War. ...
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Articles
Do You Really Support The Troops? by R. E. Armstrong
You may think that waving the flag and putting bumper stickers and magnetic ribbons on your vehicle helps our troops. It doesn't. If you really support our troops, and our veterans, show it by calling...
Two Rules of War by R. E. Armstrong
People always talk about war as if it''s a game. War isn''t a game to those who see it up close and personal. No matter how many rules are dreamed up by governments and organizations, there are only...
The Lost Boys by R. E. Armstrong
Did you ever wonder what became of some of those missing in Vietnam?...
Betrayal of Trust by R. E. Armstrong
Where are America''s missing soldiers? Has the U.S. Government sacrificed our troops for political purposes?...
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News
Latest Project by R. E. Armstrong
Terry P. Rizzuti and I are currently working on our first action/thriller/mystery novel. We hope to have it finished sometime this summer. Then comes the hard part, finding an agent and publisher. ...
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Links
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| No Rules: Offbeat Tales of Military Life
The kind of stories usually told in a barracks or veterans group. Some of them are sad, some of them are funny. All of them are based on real life incidents.
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Veterans Benefits: A Guide to State Programs
A Library quality research/reference book written to help veterans and their family members locate the benefits they earned through service to this nation. This book was co-written with Terry P. Rizzuti.
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The American Veterans Cookbook
Filled with recipes sent in by veterans and their families. This cookbook was co-written with Terry P. Rizzuti as a fund raising project for the Armed Forces Veterans Homes Foundation.
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One Long Dark Ride
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you pissed off a man who had nothing left to lose?
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Additional information
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| A boatbum at heart. I like being on the water, listening to the sounds of the wind in the rigging, the water against the hull. That's when I relax and just enjoy life. |
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