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 24, 2025 | Author, Blog, Days of Peace and War, Peace Corps
Late this afternoon I went to the liquor store and saw on the shelf a large bottle of Cointreau, the orange-flavored French liqueur, so I bought it, for Cointreau reminded me of Togo. ‘“What?’ you might say. I thought you served in Peace Corps in Togo!” I did,...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jan 1, 2025 | Author, Blog, Days of Peace and War, Vietnam
Vietnam: New Year’s Eve in 1969, our platoon was out in the “boonies,” waiting in ambush for the Viet Cong (VC) to move at night, since they didn’t recognize New Year’s Eve as we do. I was on guard, and since it was the dry season and Vietnam in the...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Oct 30, 2024 | Author, Blog, Books, Days of Peace and War, Family & Friends, 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...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Oct 5, 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...
McDaniel Consulting LLC is a strategy firm that helps organizations use history to build bridges within itself and its broader constituents. 