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Speaking Engagements

“John Peter Zenger and Freedom of the Press”

Luna Middle School, San Antonio, Texas

October 19, 2018

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“Lexington and Concord” 

Northwest Colonial Festival, George Washington Inn, Port Angeles, Washington

August 10-12, 2018

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“George Washington’s Leadership”

Clark County Sons of the American Revolution

October 21, 2017

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“George Washington and His Generals”

Northwest Colonial Festival, George Washington Inn, Port Angeles, Washington

August 10-11, 2017

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Dispatches: Episode 6 Jeff Dacus 

Journal of the American Revolution, Dispatches Podcast

March 19, 2019

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"Not Just Old Dead White Men-Generals in the Revolutionary War

Sirius/XM interview, Dave Nemo Show

April 5, 2019

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"Predator: A Marine Tank Company at War"

Vancouver Historical Trust Talk Series

April 18, 2019

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"Hugh Mercer Symposium"
Mercersburg Academy campus, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania

June 13, 2019

“The American Revolution in Fifteen Minutes,”
Northwest Colonial Festival, George Washington Inn, Port Angeles, Washington, August 8-11, 2019

“George Washington’s Military Family,”
Revolution Road with Jimmy Mac, Sirius Radio. February 28, 2020

“The Tower of Victory,”
The Journal of the American Revolution podcast “Dispatches,” July 25, 2020,


“George Washington’s Military Family,”
American Revolution Roundtable of Richmond, November 18, 2020

“The End of the Civil War,”
Republic Middle School, Republic, Missouri, March 31, 2021

“George Washington and His Generals,”
Cascade Centennial Chapter Sons of the American Revolution,” Bellevue, Washington, October 2, 2021

“Washington takes command,”
Revolution Road with Jimmy Mac on the Dave Nemo Show, Sirius Radio, November 12, 2021

“Washington and His Generals.”
Alexander Hamilton Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Tacoma, Washington, February 26, 2022

“Kaiser Shipyards: Changes in a Town and a Family,”
Historic Trust Military Talks, Vancouver, Washington, April 28, 2022

“The US Army Love Affair with Coffee,”
Historic Trust Military Talks, Vancouver, Washington, June 23, 2022

“Meet George Washington,”
Northwest Colonial Festival, August 11-14, Sequim Washington

“The Fighting Corsairs,”
You Tube, WW2tv, with Paul Woodage, September 5, 2022

“Washington’s Generals,”
Alexander Hamilton Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Tumwater, Washington, November 5, 2022

“John Cadwalader Refuses to be a General, Twice,”
Revolution Road with Jimmy Mac on the Dave Nemo Show, Sirius Radio, January 6, 2023

“Fun and Game s at Vancouver Barracks”,
Historic Trust Military History Talks, Vancouver, Washington, June 22, 2023

“Meet George Washington,”
Northwest Colonial Festival, George Washington Inn, Port Angeles, Washington, August 31-September 3, 2023

“The Battle of Monmouth,”
Revolution Road with Jimmy Mac on the Dave Nemo Show, Sirius Radio, October 6, 2023

“George Washington’s Legacy,”
Vancouver Historic Trust Military History Talks, O.O. Howard House. February 22, 2023

“Desert Storm Marines,”
Clark County Historical Museum, February 24, 2023

“Coffee in the United Sates Armed Forces,”
Vancouver Historic Trust Military History Talks, O.O. Howard House. April 25, 2024

Published Work

“Bravo Company at War,” Armor 

September/October 1991, 9

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Benson Lossing: Historical Tourist, Journal of the American Revolution 

June 10, 2013 

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Charles Lee: Gift of Controversy, Journal of the American Revolution

December 2, 2013

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“The Siege that saved Quebec,” Journal of the American Revolution

January 20, 2014

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“Lee’s Defeat…in Court,” Journal of the American Revolution,

March 17, 2014

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“General Who?” Journal of the American Revolution

March 4, 2015

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“Brigadier General De Haas: A Bad Example to Others," Journal of the American Revolution 

April 1, 2015

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A Gift for General Washington, Journal of the American Revolution,

July 16, 2015

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The Neglected Andrew Lewis,Journal of the American Revolution

September 28, 2015

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Tench Tilghman: George Washington’s Eyes and Ears, Journal of the American Revolution

January 27, 2016

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“The Reveille Engagement,” Leatherneck, Magazine of the Marines 

September 2016, 32-35

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Continental Generals: Backgrounds and Fates, Journal of the American Revolution

October 16, 2016

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Hugh Mercer: Doctor and Warrior, Journal of the American Revolution

January 24, 2017

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“Continental Generals: Backgrounds and Fates,” and “Tench Tilghman: George Washington’s Eyes and Ears,” reprinted in Journal of the American Revolution: Annual Volume 2017, Westholme, Yardley, Pennsylvania, pp. 128-136, 310-314

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“Robert Hanson and the Fighting Corsairs,” Leatherneck: Magazine of the Marines

June, 2017, 36-41

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Contributor Close Up: Jeff Dacus, Journal of the American Revolution

May 19, 2017

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General Parsons and the Tory,Journal of the American Revolution

January 23, 2018, 

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General Washington’s Marines,” Leatherneck Magazine

March, 2018

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Pell’s Point: John Glover Saves Washington’s Army.Journal of the American Revolution

June 12, 2018

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The Glorious Career and Unfortunate Death of John Laurens, Journal of the American Revolution

September 11, 2018

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Conflict on the Korean Peninsula - 1871 Leatherneck Magazine

December, 2018

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"Stephen Moylan: More than a War Hero," Journal of the American Revolution

December 4, 2018

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No Glory at Penobscot Bay, Leatherneck Magazine

February, 2019

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Don't Strafe Kahili!, Leatherneck Magazine

March, 2019

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"James Willing and The Mississippi Expedition," Journal of the American Revolution

April 18, 2019

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The Grand Old Man and the Plug Uglies,” Leatherneck Magazine,

May 2019

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Gunpowder, the Bahamas, and the first Marine killed in action.” Journal of the American Revolution, May 2, 2019

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“The Americans Have Hoisted Their Standard of Liberty at Salem,” Journal of the American Revolution, October 22, 2019

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“Marines in the Revolutionary War,” Leatherneck Magazine,
December, 2019

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“Misguided National Ambition and the Death of Captain John Williams,” 

Leatherneck Magazine, March, 2020

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The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Misfortune: The Fall of Fort Motte, Journal of the American Revolution, March 19, 2020

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The Day the General Cried,” Leatherneck, May, 2020

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Inventory of a Life,” Military Collector & Historian, Journal of the Company of Military Historians, Vol. 72, No.2, Summer, 2020

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The Tower of Victory, Journal of the American Revolution,

June 24, 2020

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“You Have 3 Minutes,” Leatherneck Magazine,

July 2020

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"James Willing and The Mississippi Expedition,” reprinted in Journal of the American Revolution: Annual Volume 2020, Westholme, Yardley, Pennsylvania, pp. 132-136

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Commando Raid: Okinawa!” Leatherneck,” Leatherneck Magazine,

September 2020, 56-59

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Medal of Honor in a Borrowed Airplane,” Leatherneck Magazine,

October 2020, 60-63

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We Need 150 More John Smiths!,” Leatherneck Magazine,

May 2021, 18-23

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That a General Be Appointed to Command, Journal of the American Revolution,

July 22, 2021

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From Flying Barrel to Medal of Honor: The Incredible Combat Career of Marine Corps Ace Robert Galer, Air Classics Magazine, January 2022

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The Diving Devil Dogs of Luzon, Leatherneck Magazine,

March 2022, 24-31

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John Cadwalader, Twice Refuses to be a General,” Journal of the American Revolution, September 13, 2022

“Tank Attack on Saipan!”, Leatherneck,
June 2024

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