Biography
Karen St. John was born in Iowa. She taught several years before relocating to Indiana in 1991 where she worked for the State of Indiana until 2005. She was awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash in 1997, the State’s highest honor for public service.
St. John’s work has been published in national magazines and state newspapers. She writes of people she meets and personal experiences, but her primary focus is veterans and bringing their concerns and critical issues into mainstream America. St. John has dedicated a web site for veterans called
Veterans Issues.
Additional writings by Ms. St. John can at found at
St. John Journals. Ms. St. John currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana and can be reached at stjohnjournals@comcast.net.
In his book, “Never Fly Solo,” Lt. Col. Rob “Waldo” Waldman, pilot of the sound-breaking dogfighter the F-16, makes a surprising confession: “You see, I was a claustrophobic fighter pilot with a fear of heights…” In “Never Fly Solo,” the successful pilot talks about the challenges and opportunities that faced him in his chosen career. But “Never Fly Solo” is not about being a pilot. Waldman wrote a book full of tips for being successful in business. The way he figures it, the lifesaving career-making tools he picked up as a claustrophobic fighter pilot could be applied to just about anything and to anyone. And “Never Fly Solo” proves that he is right.
January 24th, 2010 | Posted in Book Reviews | Read More »
Okay, okay, I kid. But I do not kid about this: Who Turned Out the Lights? Your Guided Tour to the Energy Crisis, written by hip authors Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson (they offer quotes from “Midnight Cowboy,” “Groundhog Day” and MontyPython skits) is a must read. Itis also an easy one.
December 14th, 2009 | Posted in Book Reviews,Economy,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
By Karen St. John, Staff Writer The Patriot Guard Riders (PGR), a non-profit organization, is a relatively new phenomenon; but its sense of brother and sisterhood is not. The group itself was formed to protect one of their own: a fallen soldier. In August of 2005, the American Legion Riders of Chapter 136 out of [...]
November 10th, 2009 | Posted in Support the Troops | Read More »
by Karen St. John, Staff Writer Like many of us, the Vietnam War became teenager Marc Phillip Yablonka’s war. The son of a holocaust survivor and U.S. WW II veteran, Yablonka watched as the war dragged on and Saigon fell in 1975. For decades falling the collapse, a steady stream of Vietnam refugees poured [...]
October 26th, 2009 | Posted in Book Reviews,Veterans Affairs,Vietnam War | Read More »
by Karen St. John, Staff Writer To the die-hard fans in Massachusetts and those of us scattered across the nation, good news about the Boston Red Sox is not a surprise. In fact, it is downright expected when our team has so many players with awesome skills and fierce determination. But even I, a steady [...]
September 24th, 2009 | Posted in Health | Read More »
The ribbons are on the cars, the words are on the marquees and the signs are posted in front windows: “Support our troops.” Americans learned a critical lesson from the Vietnam War. Most citizens no longer make the horrific mistake of transferring hatred for the war onto the troops, or blame them for the political [...]
September 15th, 2009 | Posted in Politics | Read More »
by Karen St. John, Staff Writer With his family steadfast against his plans to enlist in the marines and go to Vietnam, seventeen-year old Robert J. Topmiller did the next best thing – he joined the U.S. Navy in 1966 under the Kiddy Cruiser Program, which permitted those under eighteen to enlist, with an out [...]
August 26th, 2009 | Posted in Vietnam War | Read More »
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