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**Although our members have
opinions regarding current events, our intent is to support the United
States military rather than denounce it. We have no illusion that the
performance of our military or our nation’s leaders are flawless, but we
feel strongly that there are more than enough existing venues for
criticizing them. We do not wish to become another one. Consequently, we
make efforts to avoid publishing material that we find to be primarily
critical in nature.
Please submit requests for
review to our Lead Reviewer, Rob Ballister.
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 Rob Ballister, our lead
reviewer, published his first book "God Does Have a Sense of Humor"
in September of 2005, and joined MWSA in October 2006. A graduate of the US
Naval Academy, he is an active duty Naval Officer with over 13 years
military experience. His book won a 2007 MWSA Gold Medal. He reviews novels and science fiction for the Society,
and is also a board member.
Reviews:
 John Cathcart spent 20 years in the USAF, retiring in
1998 as a Lieutenant Colonel. During his career he
flew the B52, F-111 and the twin-engine prop C-12.
He later served as a military attaché, in Colombia and
Venezuela. For the remainder of his military
career, he worked in a series of staff assignments,
including the Office of the Secretary of Defense
(Special Operations & Low-Intensity Conflict) at the
Pentagon and the US Southern Command (both in Panama and
in Miami). In 1999 was hired by American Airlines
and is currently flying the 737.
He is the author of
Delta 7, a fictional thriller based loosely on his experiences
as an attaché.
Reviews:
 Charles Gibb
brings substantial combat and literary experience to MWSA.
Upon joining the Navy at age 17, he saw action in both WW2
and Korea, and then led a Beach Jumpers unit in spec ops land missions in
Vietnam. Twice decorated, Lt Gibb was awarded both the Navy Achievement
Medal, as well as the Navy Commendation Medal with a "V" for valor in
combat. He was the Operations Officer for the Navy's Special Forces Group,
Pacific.
After his Navy service, Chuck earned a Master of Public
Administration, as well as a PhD in Human Behavior. He's the author of two
books: "The Gold Buckle" and "Murder on the Cocktail Circuit," and is
currently working on finishing a screenplay version of "The Gold Buckle." A
California resident, he's married to Yvonne. Reviews:
Lloyd
King is a highly decorated Vietnam veteran, counting a Silver Star and two
Purple Hearts among his commendations. In 2006 he published an
anthology of his poems entitled "From
'Nam with Love," which received the MWSA Gold Medal for best poetry
book. Lloyd currently resides in Louisiana, and reviews poetry books
for MWSA.
Reviews:
Andrew
Lubin
is a journalist and author who writes on the military, international
relations, and economics. Having embedded 5 times with the Marines in Iraq,
Beirut, Afghanistan and Okinawa, Andrew is able to combine his months of
work with our troops with his knowledge and expertise in writing when
working with MWSA. He is the author of "Charlie Battery; A Marine
Artillery Unit in Iraq," for which he won a 2007 MWSA Gold Medal Award.
You can read his work at
www.andrewlubin.com.
Reviews:
Tony
Lazzarini served two tours in Vietnam with the 25th Aviation, "A" Company
"Little Bear" Assault helicopter company and flew over 250 missions as a
door gunner. He is the author of two award winning books and a national
prize wining stage play. He is working on film documentaries and
just completed serving as President of the Military Writers Society of America
in December of 2008.
Reviews:
Bill McDonald Jr. flew with the 128th Helicopter Assault Company out
of Phu Loi, South Vietnam. He was awarded numerous medals, including: the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, fourteen Air Medals and
the Purple Heart. He is the author of "A
Spiritual Warrior's Journey", "Purple
Hearts", and "Sacred Eye."
Bill is MWSA's founder, and served as the Society's first president.
Reviews:
 Claudia Pemberton
is a member of the MWSA and the Romance Writers of
America, and the author of the break-out fiction novel "Love Leaves No One
Behind," the story of retired Army Ranger Jesse Daulton, and his love,
Mikayla Mitchell. A life-long West Virginia resident, Claudia works for the
Cabel County Public School System, and is working hard on the sequel to to
her award-winning first book.
Reviews:
Jim Stewart
is a retired cop who spent
four years in Vietnam, arriving in September of 1966 as a Military Policeman
for two years. Jim returned to Vietnam and worked two more years as a
civilian, returning stateside in July of 1970. He's the author of
"The Angel from Vietnam"
and resides in the desert of Southern California. Jim has his own
website,
www.geocities.com/militarypoliceofvietnam.
Reviews:
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