An excerpt from the book – Back in the Day by RG Bud Phelps The first thing out of the box for this New Year was a request from Chief Powell for a special meeting at 8:00 A.M. on January 4th, our first official work day in 1954. I reported to his office a little […]
Read MoreA Christmas Surprise – an excerpt from Back in the Day by RG Bud Phelps
A Christmas Surprise I officially checked into the Naval Air Station Supply / Quonset Point, Rhode Island, just ahead of 6:00 P.M. on December 18, 1951. My transfer orders for my first duty station after Boot Camp and Aviation Storekeeping School had a midnight December 18th deadline therefore my very difficult train trip across the […]
Read MoreAnti-Nazi Task Force Adventures 5 Star Review
The following is a review received today for the book “Anti-Nazi Task Force Adventures” by RG Bud Phelps. Anti-Nazi Task Force Adventures Search for Jewish Families Stolen Art Collections (Mill Park Mystery Series) (Volume 2) by Mr. RG Bud Phelps Fiction – Historical – Event/Era 358 Pages Reviewed on 12/15/2015 Book Review R...
Read MoreAn Early Christmas 1951 – Ten Years after Pearl Harbor
My first class at the Jacksonville Naval Training Center was for fifteen weeks of training; relative to becoming immersed in Naval Aviation. I successfully completed the course on September 30, 1951, scoring 4.0 and the rate of AN (Aviation Airman). I was then transferred to the Aviation Storekeeper School for ten weeks of training as […]
Read MoreA Special 1941 Christmas Present – Excerpt from Gibbon’s Secrets by RG Bud Phelps –
A special Christmas present Bud remembers from 1941, while living in the small town of Gibbon, Nebraska just as World War II was starting. Reg and Addie had already bought Bud a Schwinn bike for his Christmas present back in November. It was probably very fortunate they had because with the war production now […]
Read MoreRG Bud Phelps selected as winner in the – 2015 “The Author Show” Contest
RG Bud Phelps was notified today that he has been selected as one of The Author Show’s – 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading – click on this link to see the winning list: http://www.wnbnetworkwest.com/WnbAuthorsShow50Writers2015-Winners.html The 2016 edition of the 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading is to be released in Jan...
Read MoreDecember 7th 1941 (An Excerpt from Gibbon’s Secrets)
An excerpt from Gibbon’s Secrets by RG Bud Phelps Gibbon Nebraska, a small town in the middle of the United States, had been feeling the pressure of the war in Europe throughout 1941. Five young boys had formed a special group called ‘The Five Friends Forever’ to illustrate their friendship by standing by each other in […]
Read MoreThanksgiving In Las Vegas – Anti-Nazi Task Force Adventures
I wanted to share the Thanksgiving that George & Reg spent with Janet and Pat in Los Vegas as a special look inside the book when the two couples first met in the book “Anti-Nazi Task Force Adventures” by RG Bud Phelps. The interesting part about this is Bud and Pat really did spend their honeymoon […]
Read MorePiano Meadows Thank Yous at Thanksgiving Time!
I am thankful for all of the family assistance I had while writing my latest book – Piano Meadows by RG Bud Phelps. First in the beginning planning stages for this new book I invited our three daughters; Bridget, Shauna, and Wendy to lunch. It seems that our family always were able to solve our problems […]
Read MoreAn Excerpt from Piano Meadows ~~~ 1971’s Thanksgiving at Conifer Community Church
An Excerpt From RG Bud Phelps’ book – Piano Meadows This November was our first Thanksgiving in Shiloh since we had moved up just before Christmas last year. We did have a lot to be thankful for and were blessed with a Thanksgiving service at the Conifer Community Church. The gathering at this little church […]
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