Michael Anthony's Blog

• Starred review from Publishers Weekly!

  September 28, 2009

  • The everyday nitty-gritty of working in an U.S. Army hospital in Iraq, told by a disillusioned young soldier, makes for an eye-opening debut memoir.  Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception and Dishonor in Iraq Michael Anthony. Adams, $22.95 (256p) ISBN 9781440501838 When SPC Anthony joined the Army at 18, he went in with high ...
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• Yellow Sun

  September 10, 2009

  • Of my countrymen I dreamed, All of us looking At each other In different ways Beneath white clouds, On a tiny blue planet, Rotating around A bright yellow sun. Me, my fellow Americans And all creatures: Laughing, crying, Hurting? and loving? We spin And the rotation Is felt From planet to planet And universe to universe Nothing can stop Our rotation From being touched By everything And nothing ...
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• American Soldier

  January 5, 2009

  • When I say... "I am an American Soldier"I'm not shouting, I'm better than you.I'm whispering, I was a boy, and now I find myself a man.  When I say... "I am an American Soldier"I don't speak only of this with pride…I'm also confessing, that I stumble and make mistakes and need competent leadership to help guide me, so I, in turn can be a competent leader.   When I ...
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