For the past several years, we have been collecting military stories from the veterans of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta, GA. They are now combined into this book as a legacy for our Families, friends, and all who want to read them. Everyone with a story in this book has willingly taken the oath of enlistment "to defend and protect the Constitution of the United States of America, so help me God." We all understand that freedom is not free, it is protected by each new generation of Americans.

Our stories are from World War II, Korea, Cold War, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Stories range from funny to sad to many other emotions in between. Our objective is to leave a legacy for future generations of Americans.

Half of the profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Atlanta Airport USO where our members have volunteered since 2006, and continue to serve.