tonydufflebag.com http://tonydufflebag.com/blog Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:42:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 A copy of the book, “Tony Dufflebag . . . and Other Remembrances of the War in Korea,” recently was placed in the Korean War Museum in Seoul, South Korea, through the efforts of Michael Floyd of Cookeville, Tennessee. Michael Floyd is a son of Joe Mac Floyd, whose amazing rescue story is told in a chapter in the book. The book is now in the museum’s permanent archival collection. A museum artifact manager is considering establishing a permanent exhibit to honor the “Thunderbirds” fo Company C, 180th Infantry, men whose story is recorded in the book. http://tonydufflebag.com/blog/?p=17 http://tonydufflebag.com/blog/?p=17#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:42:48 +0000 http://tonydufflebag.com/blog/?p=17 http://tonydufflebag.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=17 0 Ada (OK) High School Reunion Talk http://tonydufflebag.com/blog/?p=14 http://tonydufflebag.com/blog/?p=14#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:11:30 +0000 http://tonydufflebag.com/blog/?p=14 The Author has accepted an invitation to speak at a reception-program of the Ada, Oklahoma, High School Class of 1949 to help that class mark the 60th anniversary of their graduation from high school.  The program is scheduled at 2 p.m. , Saturday, October 24, 2009, at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Ada, Oklahoma.  

An illustrated talk on a bit of the history of Korea through the centuries, touching on how the United States became more involved in the Far East through some action in the early 1900s during the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt, the four decades of harsh rule of Korea by Japan, and then the newest division of that land following World War II and the start of the Korean War will be presented.  

The author also will participate in a book signing for two of his books, Tony Dufflebag . . . and Other Remembrances of the War in Korea and One from the Least and Disappearing Generation—A Memoir of a Depression-Era Kid.



]]> http://tonydufflebag.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=14 0 Author Spoke on Korea at Military Reunion Dinner http://tonydufflebag.com/blog/?p=5 http://tonydufflebag.com/blog/?p=5#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:01:54 +0000 http://tonydufflebag.com/blog/?p=5 An illustrated talk on a bit of the history of Korea through the centuries, touching on how the United States became more involved in the Far East through some action in the early 1900s during the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt, the four decades of harsh rule of Korea by Japan, and then the newest division of that land following World War II and the start of the Korean War was presented on September 24, 2009, during an after-dinner program at the 180th Infantry Regiment Association Reunion in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The 180th Reunion is one of the activities associated with the annual 45th Infantry Division Associaton Reunion. The author also briefly reviewed the book, Tony Dufflebag . . . and Other Remembrances of the War in Korea.

]]> http://tonydufflebag.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=5 0 Author’s Blog http://tonydufflebag.com/blog/?p=1 http://tonydufflebag.com/blog/?p=1#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:46:52 +0000 http://tonydufflebag.com/blog/?p=1 Hi!  I’m Clarence Oliver, Jr., author of Tony Dufflebag…and other Remembrances of the War in Korea.

Welcome to my blog page!

I’m inviting you to visit this page to learn of updates and news about my book and about me.

Also, if you have read my book and you have some comments you want to share, questions you want to ask, or views you want to discuss, please feel free to post your messages here.  I would like to hear your thoughts.

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