Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Salutes the Armed Forces


Sample Stories

Uncle John takes aim at providing the heroic, historic, and entertaining stories of America’s five armed forces: Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

Read about…

  • A history of the draft
  • Dog tags then and now
  • Medal of Honor winners
  • MASH: the true story
  • Doolittle’s Raid
  • Start of Semper Fi
  • And much more!




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