Publications

	War Memories Are Forever! is an anthology of thirty-eight World War II veterans' war experiences. Most of these thirty-six men and two women left the fanns and country life of peacefulness and safety to travel across the world with strangers and fight an enemy they could not imagine. They encountered loneliness, heartaches, sickness, disease, battle wounds, and for some, death. Some carried the scars and metal in their bodies the rest of their lives. Most lived with terrifying nightmares as they relived the smell of blood and death, the terror of night and mortar fire, the cold and wetness of deep fox holes, and the loneliness of being away from mothers, fathers, sweethearts, wives, and children. These are their stories. Price is $24.95 by mail, payable to: Millie Jean Coppedge P.O. Box 271467 Dallas, TX 75227 Phone: 972-636-3373
	"I Can Hear The Guns Now" by Thomas G. Ratliff - is a book about the turbulent times of World War II. This book is different from the big picture, important, battle stories of World War II. It allows the reader a glimpse into a war torn family. The story is told from a very personal point of view of how World War II affected Ova W. Ratliff, my father, and our family. All of his 84 unedited letters, from his induction to his wartime death, are in the book. Forty one of those letters were written during the time he trained with the 14th Regiment, 65th Battalion, Company D, at Camp Fannin, between April 8, 1944, and August 8, 1944. Those letters let the reader feel and see the emotional agony and physical torment that was inflicted on him and the ones he loved the most. He was torn between his commitment to his family and his duty to his country. He really didn’t want to go to war, but when patriotic duty called.... he put his family on hold and answered the call to arms. The reader can sense the intense, deep, and long lasting love between him and my mother, and the family that union produced. People that have read this book say, this story will trigger your emotions and tug at your heartstrings. The book makes a powerful statement of love for family and sacrifice for country. It can be purchased, using a credit card on the book’s WEBSITE www.awon.org.
	CAMP FANNIN, TEXAS...A 50 YEAR PERSPECTIVE by Gordon J. Neilson. Chapters include: How It All Started, Construction, The Press Reports, The IRTC Starts Training, Leisure Time, Communications, UT Health Center at Tyler, A Love Story or Two, A GI's Memories, Letters Home, A Soldier's Journal, Twenty-Two Fannin Biographies, and more... Price is $18 by mail, payable to: Camp Fannin Association P.O. Box 132024 Tyler, TX 75713
	WHY ARE YOU SO YELLOW? by Whayland H. Greene. A 42 page booklet about some of the things that happened during his time in the Army and also lots of his thoughts during that time. Chapters include: Why are you so Yellow?, After Thought, Thoughts of a WWII Veteran, Remember Dec. 7 All Year, I Did Return, Three Battles with a Humorous Side - Tank Battle WWII, Air Battle WWII, Sea Battle WWII, and more... Price is $5 by mail, payable to: Whayland Greene Box 149 Belcher, LA 7l004 Proceeds go to Belcher Memorial
	Grateful Soldiers...Not Great Soldiers by Whayland H. Greene. A 39 page booklet that goes into more detail since "Why Are You So Yellow". Chapters include: Home Grown WWII Sweetheart Jo Ann (Dago) Greene, Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels, How Times Have Changed, Still on Leyte, On Luzon, In Memory of Arbon C. Hale, "Tex" a Lifesaver, Who was the Last American Killed in Action in WWII?, Thanks for the Atomic Bomb or this Would Have Happened, and more... Price is $5 by mail, payable to: Whayland Greene Box 149 Belcher, LA 7l004 Proceeds go to Camp Fannin Memorial
	Handbook of Information - courtesy of Herman Shutt. Remember the little brown book you were given on your first day at Camp Fannin? Well here it is!