Connections Through Letters During WWII with Lisa Shapiro

Published: Sept. 3, 2018, 4:45 p.m.

b"Lisa Shapiro is the author of No Forgotten Fronts: From Classrooms to Combat, published by the Naval Institute Press. Lisa read almost 5,000 letters written by servicemen and servicewomen from San Diego who wrote to one college professor during WWII.\\nLisa Shapiro \\u2013 Collection of WWII Letters to One Professor\\n\\nLisa started teaching in 2002 in San Diego at a community college and has always had veterans in her classroom.\\xa0\\xa0She wanted to help and better understand veterans and their experiences.\\xa0 In addition, she believes they bring a lot of value to the classroom. Lisa wanted to be on the forefront of helping veterans in making their transition from the military to the business world. \\xa0\\n\\n\\u201cVeterans make awesome students.\\u201d \\u2013 Lisa Shapiro\\n\\nAfter deciding to go back to school, Lisa researched war literature. \\xa0She came across a letter collection at San Diego State University and spent 2 years going through these letters that veterans had written to one professor, Dr. Post. \\xa0Doc, his nickname, believed in connecting veterans. He created a newsletter and more veterans started writing him. Doc wanted veterans to know that they were important and not forgotten.\\nMosaic of Letters\\nThe letters that were written became much like a mosaic of stories that Lisa had to thread together. \\xa0The newsletter became important to all that wrote to Doc. The stories written from the letters started to intertwine veterans together due to their experiences and circumstances. \\xa0\\n\\n\\u201cTo me that captures how much that newsletter meant to these young men and women; they called it their morale booster .\\u201d \\u2013 Lisa Shapiro\\nEmbracing the Story\\nLisa\\u2019s book is published by Naval Institute Press. \\xa0The Naval Institute Press is a non-profit organization and the mission is to put military stories or stories about military life including history and the social impact of war to bring that to a broader audience. \\xa0\\n\\n\\u201cOne of the things I liked about the Naval Institute Press and working with their editors is that they really embraced the story.\\u201d- Lisa Shiparo \\n\\nTo hear the rest of Lisa Shapiro's journey as the author of No Forgotten Fronts: From Classrooms to Combat, download and listen to the rest of the episode.\\n\\nDon\\u2019t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you!\\n\\nCheck out these links for Lisa Shiparo\\n\\n \\tNo Forgotten Fronts: From Classrooms to Combat - Naval Institute Press\\n\\nDownload Joe Crane\\u2019s\\xa0Top 7 Paths to Freedom\\xa0or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. \\xa0\\nJoin the Veteran on the Move on Facebook!\\nCheck out\\xa0Veteran on the Move on Facebook\\xa0to connect with our guests! It\\u2019s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship.\\n\\nVeteran On the Move\\xa0podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host\\xa0Joe Crane\\xa0. The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 As a result,\\xa0Veteran On the Move\\xa0has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through\\xa0Stitcher Radio,\\xa0Sound Cloud,\\xa0itunes\\xa0and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today."