by Cindy Entriken | Mar 28, 2021 | 1st Marine Division, Army nurse, Australia, Guadalcanal, Women's History Month, WWII
a tribute to a U. S. Army nurse caring for sick Marines who fought on Guadalcanal. In honor of Women’s History Month, I’ve written a tribute to my great aunt, Ila Armsbury, a U. S. Army nurse assigned to the 155th Station Hospital at Camp Cable in...
by Cindy Entriken | Feb 1, 2021 | Black Historians, Black History Month, Diversity and Inclusion, Holidays and Special Occasions, Joseph T. Wilson, The Black Phalanx
February is Black History Month. As you know, if you’ve read any of my past blogs, I focus primarily on topics related to America’s wars. If you go to the link provided here, https://cindyentriken.com/2013/10/finding-a-treasure-trove/, you can read my...
by Cindy Entriken | Dec 25, 2020 | Christmas 2020
Merry Christmas from my family to yours This photo was taken on Christmas Eve, 1949, in my grandmother’s living room in Lincoln, Kansas. Front Row, left to right: my great aunt, Ila (Armsbury) Herman; my grandfather, Nolan Farrington; my great grandmother,...
by Cindy Entriken | Nov 11, 2020 | book release, book swag, Dan Baum, Ila's War, Veterans' Day 2020
photo by Jim Hammer This Veterans’ Day, 2020, is special for many reasons. Today we are recognizing and celebrating the contribution of America’s veterans, and we’re also celebrating the release of my book, Ila’s War. Yea!!! In the Beginning...
by Cindy Entriken | Nov 10, 2020 | Army nurse, draft dodger, Ila's War, Nurse, poetry, WWII
For my Day 1 countdown, I thought I’d share some of Ila’s poetry with you — poems that were sprinkled throughout my cache of letters. I hope you enjoy reading them. Nick Fewings, Bournemouth, UK The poem below is the only one that was not part of the...
