Table of Contents
Foreword Lee Woodruff xi
1 The Red, White, and Blue
1 Flying the Perfect Flag Josephine Fitzpatrick 1
2 Old Glory Flies Again Sara Cell 4
3 The Soul of Independence Day Beth Cato 8
4 At The White House on 9/11 D.J. Sartell 11
5 A Devotion to Duty James C. Magruder 14
6 The Faces on the Mountain Barbara LoMonaco 18
7 Covering the Casket Jennie Ivey 21
8 Alien Persuaded Phyllis McKinley 23
9 The Feelings Flag Linda O'Connell 26
10 Pulling Together Connie Kaseweter Pullen 29
11 Memorial Day Volunteers Arthur Wiknik 31
2 A Nation of Helping Hands
12 When Hearts Come Together Elizabeth Atwater 37
13 Finding Purpose Christie Schmitt Coombs 41
14 The Greatest Parade Mary Beth Magee 45
15 1,000 Heroes Michelle Bruce 48
16 Military Bracelet Returned after Eighteen Years Miriam Hill 50
17 Snowbound Susan Lendroth 52
18 American Spirit Soars at Lowest Times Woody Woodburn 54
19 All Hail to the USO Kay Presto 57
20 Home from Haiti Jerri Elders 60
21 Hands Across America Carisa J. Burrows 64
22 A Hero's Welcome Catherine Ancewicz 66
23 How Mr. Hawkins Changed My Life Lisa P. Tubbs 70
3 Our Vast and Beautiful Land
24 Fifty States - One Nation Dean Nicholas Karnazes 77
25 The Man of the Van Lon Hein 81
26 Free a Marine to Fight Annmarie B. Tait 85
27 Taking Root Marianne Fosnow 89
28 Abandonment Tziyona Kantor 92
29 National Parks - America's Best Idea Gayle M. Irwin 95
30 Trucking Across the USA Connie Kaseweter Pullen 98
31 Traveling Human Karen DeVault 102
32 I'm Not the One with the Accent Lynn Hare 106
4 America's Heroes
33 Heroes in Plain Clothes Renae H. MacLachlan 113
34 The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday Gayle Veitenheimer 117
35 And Justice for All A.B. Chesler 121
36 Shorty and Me Cathryn Hasek 124
37 The Cell Phone Dana Martin 127
38 Good Soldiers Elaine Thomas 131
39 A Change of Command Sally Friedman 135
40 Living to Serve Samantha Harmon-Thompson 138
41 Freedom Fighter Welby O'Brien 139
42 Sacrifices Judee Stapp 141
43 I Love You More Katelynn Stream 145
44 Above and Beyond the Call Cindy Richardson 148
45 My Father's Footsteps Bridget Magee 152
46 An American Mother Natalie June Reilly 155
5 One People, United
47 An American Home Town Susan Kimmel Wright 161
48 A Ship in the Harbor Karen Howard 165
49 Memorial Day Jan Sydnam 167
50 We Are One Linda C. Wright 169
51 Our Victory Garden Jonita Mullins 172
52 A Taxing Topic Jerri Elders 175
53 Flying with Spirit Kay Conner Pliszka 179
54 What American Spirit Means to Me Syfvia Garza Holmes 183
55 Touched by a President Hetie Burt 186
56 Electing to Serve C. E Williams 189
57 The Cap Nancy Norton 192
58 Small Gestures Suzanne Herber 195
6 That American Can-Do Attitude
59 The Alliance Singers Corinda Carfora 203
60 Giving Back to the World Robyn Rothermel 206
61 Home Run to the Moon Lois Hudson 210
62 Made in America Jeanie Jacobson 213
63 How Baseball Saved Me Sarah Morris 216
64 Grounded Dean K. Miller 220
65 STS-136 Mitali Ruths 224
66 Welcome Home, Troops Penelope A. Childers 228
67 To My Sister Whom I've Never Met Eva Carter 230
68 D.C. on a Dollar Vita Lusty 233
69 A Hundred Feet of Hope in a Thousand-Year Flood Zone Randy Collins 236
7 Our Proud New Citizens
70 Giving Kids the World Pamela Landwirth 243
71 My All-American Family Ronelle Frankel 247
72 American Boots David Hull 251
73 Election Day Jackie Minniti 254
74 The Pilgrim's Wife Eva Carter 257
75 My First Real 4th of July Maureen Rogers 261
76 Straight Out of El Cajon Grant Madden 264
77 How Family Comes to Be Tiffany Marshall 266
78 Home Sweet Home Daniel Martin Hurley 269
8 American Traditions
79 By Their Side Pennington Walker 275
80 A True Blue Sky Amy McCoy Dees 277
81 My Merging Mania Karen J. Olson 281
82 Summoned to Court Susan G. Mathis 284
83 As American as Apple Pie? Laurie Carnright Edwards 287
84 Take Me Out to the Ball Game Aaron M. Smith 289
85 Grace Visits the County Fair Jeffree Wyn Itrich 292
86 The Town that Taught Me Patriotism Larry C. Kerpelman 296
87 The Spirit of a Farmer Karen J. Olson 300
88 The Casserole Effect C. Joy 304
89 Play Ball Jan Bono 305
90 Corny American Pride Lisa Smith Molinari 307
91 Magic on the Diamond Antoinette Rainone 310
9 Seeing America from Abroad
92 In the Key of Connection Dee Dee McNeil 317
93 A Tradition of Kindness Harriet E. Michael 321
94 Rediscovering America Joan Bailey 324
95 The Strength of a Nation James A. Gemmell 328
96 Privilege and Perspective Allison Paster-Torres 331
97 Let Freedom Ring Peter J. Green 334
98 The Sixty-Year-Old Little Girl Mark Rickerby 337
99 The Fullness of Freedom Diane Gardner 341
100 The 9/11 Connection Nicole L.V. Mullis 344
101 In Hot Water Amy Newmark 347
Meet Our Contributors 353
Meet Amy Newmark 369
About Lee Woodruff and the Bob Woodruff Foundation 371
Thank You 373
About Chicken Soup for the Soul 374
