by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Mar 18, 2025 | Author, Blog, Books, Days of Peace and War, Vietnam
Black & White Pencil Sketch of Me Sparks Memories Above my desk is a black and white sketch of me in pencil, drawn in Saigon in May or June, 1970. I wear my bush hat, my uniform, my combat infantry badge, my rank E-4, and my active unit’s badge on my left...
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 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 | Nov 10, 2024 | Author, Blog, Books, Vietnam
ABOUT THE AUTHOR George W. McDaniel, PhD, is the President of McDaniel Consulting, LLC, a strategy firm that helps organizations use history to build bridges within itself and to its broader constituents. For 25 years, he served as the Executive Director of...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Nov 9, 2024 | Author, Blog, Books, Vietnam
ABOUT THE AUTHOR George W. McDaniel, PhD, is the President of McDaniel Consulting, LLC, a strategy firm that helps organizations use history to build bridges within itself and to its broader constituents. For 25 years, he served as the Executive Director of...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Nov 6, 2024 | Author, Blog, Books, Days of Peace and War, Peace Corps
ABOUT THE AUTHOR George W. McDaniel, PhD, is the President of McDaniel Consulting, LLC, a strategy firm that helps organizations use history to build bridges within itself and to its broader constituents. For 25 years, he served as the Executive Director...