Michael J. Reagan

Carson's Retreat

noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:07:00 +0000

From America and Me: The Rosebud Chronicles

Chapter 12
Carson's Retreat
Just before dawn and there is total quiet in the jungle. No birds calling. No insects calling. No breeze in the trees. Nothing! Just blackness and a roaring quiet in my ears. We are all creeping forward as the Lieutenant told us to do. Each of us hardly breathing. Trying not to make a sound. The new guy, the man to my right, Walowski, the dumb ass Polack, is shaking so hard he drops his M16. His weapon crashed to the ground with a clatter that could be heard for 100 miles. In front us, a bunch of VC with AK's open up. The whole jungle erupts with hot metal, noise and smoke. We all dove into the mud trying to hug the earthworms and leeches.
I hear the whining voice of the LT. Berdan, calling, " Keep moving. Keep moving forward. God dammit keep moving." Those that kept moving crawled right into body bags for the flight back to the world. Those of us who knew better lived to fight one more day. I could hear the dustoff coming in low and on my right...

Then the morning sun lit up Carson's eyes to end another night of reliving a familiar dream. Carson dragged himself out of bed and headed to the shower. Carson, clenched his teeth, as he turned on the cold water trying to erase the nightmare. He would always remember that the new Lieutenant was named Greely. Everyone had hoped Greely would be smarter then Berdan. But he only lasted 4 weeks. The only positive thing about the entire mess was when Greely stepped on the mine Carson got a field Commission to 2nd Lieutenant and that changed his life. But Carson could not ever forget poor LT. Berdan, the man had these higher aspirations, he thought the important thing was "not to achieve, but to strive". He must have read Aldo Leopold at West Point. Berdan often used to preach, "Men I want you to try. I want you to strive to complete the mission. I will be the judge if you have achieved the goal all you have to do is to strive to meet the goal." After 46 years, Carson could still see Berdan's face and hear the dead man's voice.
Mike Reagan

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noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:25:00 +0000

The story of the American jihadist continues to unfold at the Boston Marathon terrorist attack. The American public, the press, and our government continue to misunderstand the alienation of these young men. Alone and trapped in an alien place they become, the pawns of extremism.
Like my fictional character, Akram Masud, these men chose violence.

Read my Ebook "The Alienation of Akram Masud... An American Jihadist" for the rest of the story.

noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:45:00 +0000

My writing friend has started a campaign to help other veterans with PTSD ..Please support his efforts . thanks Mike

John McCrudden

To my US friends.

Combat Stress is a UK charity that supports war veterans with PTSD. They support all war veterans resident in the UK including US war veterans.

As a mark of respect for those Veterans that have suffered from PTSD and for the Combat Stress Group that have given so much help and support to me. I will dedicate the next three months income from the book "A Moral Vendetta" as a donation to the Combat Stress charity. So friends share this link with your friends and make a difference to so many lives of those that have served us in the war against terror. At the end of the three months I will post the amount this donation thrust has made.

http://www.amazon.com/A-Moral-Vendetta-ebook/dp/B006YDGGL4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360489668&sr=8-1&keywords=A+moral+vendetta

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noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 03:31:00 +0000

America and Me: The Rosebud Chronicles

noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:21:00 +0000

I just posted on the Quincy Writers Blog the first chapter of my November project. This is a story which was growing in my head and ultimately, I was forced to stop and put it on paper. My working title is "America and Me: The Rosebud Chronicles". Please read it and comment or not. Thanks Mike.

Check it out at http://quincywritersgroup.blogspot.com/

noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:15:00 +0000

From Anonymous September 211,2012

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September 11, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:01:00 +0000

Today, eleven years after 9/11 and the anthrax letters .....the controversy continues.
We think we understand what happen with the attacks on September 11th but the anthrax letters remain unresolved. Read some interesting opinions at https://caseclosedbylewweinstein.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/dxer-if-we-knew-what-president-bush-knew-in-february-2001-amerithrax-would-be-seen-with-entirely-different-eyes/comment-page-1/#comment-20697

or read my e-book for a fictional view.

September Update

noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 20:31:00 +0000

I am working on the sequel to The Alienation of Akram Masud. I would love to have some comments from my friends and readers to help guide the next story. The book is now listed and available from KOBO http://www.kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=%22Michael+J.+Reagan%22 for Canadian and European readers. And I have my first review on Amazon. Enjoying a wonderful late summer here in Southwestern Oregon

Status change

noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:30:00 +0000

Today,August 13th, I became an official Oregon Resident for the third time. First in 1968 after Viet Nam, second in October 1980 after leaving the U of MO and getting a job in Baker and now August 13th 2012...this must be importanr but I am not sure why....I finally got an Oregon DL.

noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:44:00 +0000

From Margaret Garcia a DJ on Community Radio at 91.9 or on the WEB from Quincy CA Thursday 1:30

Margaret wrote: "Under the Covers guest this Thursday at 1:30 is Mike Reagan . He wrote his new book The Alienation of Akram while a resident of our own Quincy, CA in the last few years. Join me @ www.kqny919.org as we discuss his book and his road to publishing it. http://www.amazon.com/Alienation-Masud-American-Jihadist-ebook/dp/B008MPR5X0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344371767&sr=8-1&keywords=the+alienation+of+akram"

Another listing for The Alienation of Akram....

noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:49:00 +0000

the booksite Copia is now on line with my book http://www.thecopia.com/catalog/details.html?catId=13264197...

Comments and feed back would be appreciated as I build this Blog to Facebook or Linkedin see below

noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:27:00 +0000

And Akram is now listed on the Sony site..http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=Akram+michael+J++reagan

Copy Right Process started

noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:23:00 +0000

Finished and submitted the Copy Right data yesterday...Interesting process but anyone can do it themselves..no need to pay to have it done...I am still waiting for the other sites to list my book...meanwhile enjoying one of the warmest days of the year in Roseburg.

Update on E-book Availability

noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:06:00 +0000

The book is now available for the NOOK from Barnes & Noble and Ebookpie in ePub (DRM free)

New e-Book Now Available

noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:58:00 +0000

My e-Book, "The Alienation of Akram Masud ... an American Jihadist" is now available from the Apple iBookstore and Amazon.com for PC or Kindle.

The e-Book will be available soon for other readers and formats including Sony, Barnes&Noble, Kobo, Baker & Taylor, Copia, Gardner's and eBookPie.

noreply@blogger.com (Michael J. Reagan) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:36:00 +0000

Welcome to My Stories and eBooks

My first e-book, "The Alienation of Akram Masud ... an American jihadist" will be available as an e-book soon. the target date is the end of June. The conversion to an E- book will be done by BookBaby and it will be available in all the popular formats.

Here is a short description of the story:

This is the story of Akram Mohammad Musad and his dream that became a nightmare. Akram, relocated at age 16 from Egypt to the Washington DC area by a family tragedy, embraces American culture and the ‘American Dream’ by jumping through the hoops of hard work and college. He hopes to get a good job, success and money, and maybe someday a wife. After college, trivial jobs and brief periods of happiness are his only rewards. He shares his dreams with Judith, his Jewish ‘sort of’ girl friend. Finally, he finds his dream job only to have 9/11 and America’s own prejudice extinguish the dream. He loses his job because he is Muslim and born in Egypt. Alienated and angry at the US, he is recruited by an al Qaeda agent at his mosque in Washington DC. In just a few months Akram goes from living his American dream to participating in jihad.

Akram’s story is fiction but is based upon the time line and details of the actual anthrax event, named Amerithrax by the Department of Justice. Just days after 9/11, unknown persons mailed at least five letters laced with anthrax spores to news media offices and two US Senators at the Hart Office building in Washington DC. Seventeen people became sick and five died from exposure to the anthrax spores. Millions of dollars were spent removing the anthrax spores from offices and postal facilities and investigating the attack. To date, the FBI has failed to find, charge or convict those responsible.

This is a story about how this might have happened.