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Because You Asked … Dan English

Kenny McAnally while serving in Iraq in January 2006. The U.S. Army veteran wrote a descriptive story for and English class at NIC and described a moment when a friend died in his arms and when his route clearing crew missed an explosive device that blew up six other soldiers. Photo provided by Kenny McAnally (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
Kenny McAnally while serving in Iraq in January 2006. The U.S. Army veteran wrote a descriptive story for and English class at NIC and described a moment when a friend died in his arms and when his route clearing crew missed an explosive device that blew up six other soldiers. Photo provided by Kenny McAnally (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)
Kenny McAnally while serving in Iraq in January 2006. The U.S. Army veteran wrote a descriptive story for and English class at NIC and described a moment when a friend died in his arms and when his route clearing crew missed an explosive device that blew up six other soldiers. Photo provided by Kenny McAnally (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

On Monday, County Clerk Dan English called to remind me of a Huckleberries print article that I wrote 3-plus years ago about his nephew, Kenny McAnally. It was about Dan opening the courthouse on Veterans Day to get his nephew a license to marry his sweetheart, Christy Porter, before he shipped off to Germany. That was a happy time for the entire family. You can read the Huckleberry I wrote here . On Sunday, you read a front-page article by Alison Boggs re: the struggle Kenny has had to put his awful war experience behind him here . (Photo provided by Kenny McAnally shows him in January 2006 serving in Iraq)

Question: Do you keep a journal or a diary to help you sort out the various trials and tribulations that come into your life?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog