In 1956, Robert and Meryl Wells followed their dream to fly a small, single-engine Cessna from New York to their home in Buenos Aires, a distance of about ten thousand miles. With their children, three-year-old Susie and six-month-old Bobby, the intrepid couple set off on an unforgettable, intercontinental journey that took them over oceans, jungles, deserts, and the magnificent Andes mountains. The adventure included a night in the Colombian jungle with a drug cartel, emergency landings in the middle of nowhere, the unexpected generosity of the Peruvian military, threading the needle between two large ships off the coast of Chile, and flying blind through wing-bending turbulence around the mighty Aconcagua. They arrived in Buenos Aires after sixteen days of flying, becoming the first known family to make the epic journey in a single-engine airplane.

New York to Buenos Aires in 16 Days: The Daring Adventure of a Young Family’s Intercontinental Flight in a Single-Engine Plane

Travel

Wells, Robert E.

Food, Lodging & Transportation

Patagonia Press

“An inspirational book . . . After capturing the truth, Lori let the healing being with a trip to the land where her father sacrificed his life.” – COL WAYNE ELLIS, U.S. Army (RET.)\nOn Valentine’s Day 1968, Kilo Company 3/9 left Ca Lu Combat in Vietnam on a combat patrol mission. Suddenly, as the Marines scaled the ridge in search of the enemy, chaos erupted. During a ferocious fiery attack from the North Vietnamese Army, ten Marines and Senior Corpsman HM2 Larry Jo Goss were killed. Two more Marines died later. While Larry’s body lay in the humid jungle for twenty-one days, his young wife, Marty, was only told that her husband was “MIA” and possibly taken by hostile forces. Desperately hoping and praying that Larry was still alive. Marty waited in agony with their six-month-old daughter, Lori Jo, for the good news that would never come.\nAs she grew into adulthood, Lori Goss began a decades-long search for her father’s comrades and the truth about her father’s death. It would take her two trips to Vietnam and many long conversations with veterans of the battle to finally piece together the puzzle she had been aching to complete her whole life.

Kiss Lori for Me: A Vietnam Corpsman’s Sacriﬁce, His Widow’s Undying Love, and Their Daughter’s Quest to Find the Truth

Biographies & Memoirs

Goss-Reaves, Dr. Lori

Leaders & Notable People

On Valentine's Day 1968, Kilo Company left the safety of the Ca Lu Combat Base on orders to complete a combat patrol mission. Ten Marines and their Senior Corpsman lost their lives in battle that day. The government declared my father, HM2 Larry Jo Goss, Missing in Action. While his deceased body lay in the humid jungle for twenty-one days, his wife Marty, maintained hope that her loving husband was still alive. Government telegrams updated her on the "search" which indicated that her Larry might have been taken by hostile forces. Marty prayed in agony that this was not true and that God would help them find her husband so he could be safely in her arms once again. She and their six-month-old daughter, Lori Jo, needed him desperately. In a time of uncertainty, Marty's faith was strong.In Vietnam, Larry's comrades from Kilo 3/9 knew he was not missing. His body, along with the remains of nine Marines, were still on the hill they deemed "Valentine's Ridge." From their combat base located in Ca Lu they could see the smoke cascade from the napalm dropped too late. An air strike could have prevented the casualties. Leaving their brothers behind was not their only regret.

Kiss Lori for Me - The Full Color Paperback

Kiss Lori for Me

History

Reaves, Lori

Military

What Phillip Taught Grandma about Autism

What does life look like with an autistic child? What do you need to know? 
Within these pages lies a children’s book that also engages an adult perspective. 
This informative book is a great resource for both children and adults. It provides useful insights and helpful suggestions for families, teachers, doctors, and anyone interested in autism. It’s the book I wish I had been given when I wanted to learn how to care for my autistic loved ones.

Hughes, Nancy

Children's Books

What does life look like with an autistic child? What do you need to know? 
Within these pages lies a children's book that also engages an adult perspective. 
This informative book is a great resource for both children and adults. It provides useful insights and helpful suggestions for families, teachers, doctors, and anyone interested in autism. It's the book I wish I had been given when I wanted to learn how to care for my autistic loved ones.

Parenting & Relationships

Family Relationships

How I Didn't Win the Cold War

Waymack, J. Paul

Our family, facts and fancies: The Crary and related families (Southern history and genealogy series)

Reference

Mandrell, Regina Moreno Kirchoff

Genealogy

From Pensacola to Belize: An American's odyssey through Mexico in 1903, or, the ransoming of the Richard A. Bingham

From Pensacola to Belize: An American's odyssey through Mexico in 1903, or, the ransoming of the Richard A. Bingham (Publication)

Bingham, F. F

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