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Karen Spears Zacharias

After the Flag has been Folded

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May 2014

May 21, 2014

A Soldier’s Funeral

    The funeral service was held Wednesday morning, August 3, 1966, at McCloud Baptist...

May 24, 2013

A Gold Star Daughter’s story

The Man in the Jeep   At first I never even noticed the jeep, what...

January 2013

January 22, 2013

When Roe v. Wade becomes personal

  Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from AFTER THE FLAG HAS BEEN FOLDED...

September 2012

September 30, 2012

Gold Star Family Day

  It has taken far too long for the leaders of this nation to do...

September 12, 2012

Death’s Long-Shadow

Irony is the long-shadow of death. It is early morning yet. I have just administered...

September 07, 2012

Solidarity with the Grandchildren

When his sister got married a couple of years ago, Stephan walked his Hero Mama...

August 2012

August 18, 2012

Root Little Pig

  The blinds drawn, lights off, I leaned over Mama's hospital bed and rubbed her...

August 12, 2012

A Biscuit & Black Coffee Run

Mama is sitting at the edge of her bed eating a biscuit with jam and...

August 11, 2012

As women gather

A week ago I was in a hospital in Spokane, Washington celebrating the birth of...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Fan Mail

I made a quick trip to Portland and then the Oregon Coast today. There and...

January 2012

January 23, 2012

Happy Birthday Hero Mama

Editor's note: Today is Mama's birthday. I thought I'd take this opportunity to share with...

June 2011

June 05, 2011

Trash-talking teachers

(Tim encouraging a player who missed a shot that would have given the Dawgs an...

May 2011

May 30, 2011

Peter's Story

Peter's Story I met Peter at one of Vietnam's busy marketplaces. He asked me why...

May 29, 2011

Just as I am: An excerpt

Just as I am Mama decided to bury Daddy at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery over...

May 27, 2011

No greater love than this…

There are two places I go whenever I want to spend a holiday with my...

May 08, 2011

Mucked up Mothering

When my memoir -- "After the Flag has been Folded" -- was first published it...

May 05, 2011

Special to CNN: My prayer

Editor's Note: Karen Spears Zacharias is the author of After the Flag has been Folded, serves on...

October 2010

October 14, 2010

That Dark Cloud

I have put off writing about this because I know how you people are, you'll freak out...

September 2010

September 23, 2010

Porn: The latest girl fad

When my daughter Ashley married, I asked the bridesmaids to gather in a circle for a moment of prayer....

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