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Visit the Virginia War Memorial in person to view the Mighty Pen exbibit featuring rotating veterans.  I'm honored to be part of this display along with dear friends including:  Harry Mayer (a navy deep sea diver and bomb disposal technician), Laura Bender (identified by the Marine Corps as the first female chaplain in combat), Dave Aldridge (a Vietnam vet with 3 combat tours in the infantry), and John Price whose son posthumously earned the purple heart after being killed by sniper fire in Iraq.  

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Featuring two  of Shani's essays, "War's Teeth" and "November 8, 2016,"  join David Robbins and Shani as they explore the story behind  the works.

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Hosted by: David L. Robbins

Voice Actor: Laine Satterfield

Produced by: David L. Robbins, Ben Lovelace

Edited by: Ennis Kristiansen 

Music by: Jackson Albrecht 

The War in Pieces 2025 Festival of Plays was a great success!

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The Virginia War Memorial Foundation presented four one-act plays written by Virginia veterans. They were produced and performed by Firehouse Theater.

Stay tuned for the script of Shani's play, War's Teeth, to be featured in the upcoming Mighty Pen Project Journal.  

War's Teeth:  a young mother, home from a deployment in Afghanistan thanks a Vietnam vet for his service, unleashing for them both memory and healing.