February 5, 2024
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Family
May 23, 2023
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Open Up Those Treasure Chests!
Suddenly we were the adults in the room. Following the passing of our parents (our father died of Agent Orange-related cancer in 1991 and our mother died of ALS in 2004), my sisters and I found ourselves at Heather’s kitchen table the evening of Mom’s burial at Arlington National Cemetery
May 18, 2023
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May 10, 2023
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Book Update
Hear Ye! An Audiobook is Coming
Hear ye! Sometime in 2023 Old Breed General will be available in audiobook format. Good news for those who prefer audiobooks, and those who need them. For the last year, I’ve been begging, pleading and gnashing of the teeth with our publisher to get an Old Breed General audiobook done.
March 6, 2023
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Discovering Our Grandfather Major General Rupertus
The long journey to writing Old Breed General. In 2016, Don Brown, a former Navy JAG officer, practicing attorney, and author of several books whom I met through politics (and now my co author) messaged me this photo from 1937, and posed a tantalizing question that catapulted me back in
February 2, 2023
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Old Breed General talk on WW2TV
Ready to go with the USS Rupertus shield behind me. #Mojo Today my co-author Don and I had the honor to be on WW2TV on YouTube. Paul Woodage is the host of this excellent WWII history channel and we had a great, interactive conversation. And, some good questions arose. You can
January 27, 2023
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Pursuing Our Grandfather
Someone once said, “When you tell your story, it sets you free, and lights the path for others.” And in the process, begins a healing process you may not have expected. Our father, Patrick Hill Rupertus, to whom Old Breed General is dedicated, was a USNA 1962 graduate and Marine
January 20, 2023
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Old Breed General Book tour News
Join us at Reagan Library on August 17, 2022 at 6:00 PM PST for a fascinating talk about Old Breed General. We will discuss General Rupertus’s life and the 1st Marine Division in the Pacific during WWII. Registration required for this Secrets of WWII event. It will also be live streamed on their YouTube channel.
July 9, 2022
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Sleepy Rupertus
Sleepy is our grandmother and another legend. For those readers who “want more Sleepy.” We get it. Due to page count, we had to leave out a lot of Sleepy and her time with her parents and sisters Jo and Dixie back in Washington, DC, while their Navy and Marine
June 26, 2022
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Hi, I’m Amy Rupertus Peacock. Activator. Daughter and granddaughter of Marines. I am a wife, mother of two almost grown kids and a fit trainer running form coach.
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