by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jan 29, 2025 | Author, Blog, Books, Days of Peace and War, Peace Corps
Having visited my rural grandparents, I learned how to kill chickens for dinner, and it was easy. You simply wrung the chicken’s neck. The hard part was in catching the chicken, but my grandmother had a “chicken catcher” — a long, stout wire with a handle...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jan 24, 2025 | Author, Blog, Days of Peace and War, Peace Corps
Late this afternoon I went to the liquor store and saw on the shelf a large bottle of Cointreau, the orange-flavored French liqueur, so I bought it, for Cointreau reminded me of Togo. ‘“What?’ you might say. I thought you served in Peace Corps in Togo!” I did,...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jan 9, 2025 | Blog, Books, Days of Peace and War, Peace Corps
FYI: I’m sure hygiene has improved in Togo since I lived there in 1968, more than 50 years ago, so please do not take this as a portrait of its current state of affairs. Across the continent, things have improved markedly. This is simply an account of my...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jan 7, 2025 | Author, Blog, Days of Peace and War, Peace Corps
In 1968, I lived in the upcountry of Togo, West Africa for about 6 months before being drafted into the Army, about which I’ve written. Though I’ve written about life in Siou and Niamtougou, what about hygiene? Since that was 50 years ago, I’m...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jan 6, 2025 | Author, Blog, Days of Peace and War, Vietnam
Soon after my arrival in Vietnam in September, 1969, I was assigned to Company A of the First Battalion of the 18th Regiment of the First Infantry Division and went to Di An, its base camp. located between Saigon and Cambodia. Since I was a newbie, I went to...
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