The Fourth Of July is just around the corner and the heat index, at least where I live, is crystal-blue sky-high! I hope you all are in nice air-conditioned spaces, taking it easy. I thought that to help celebrate the holiday I would bring to you some of the very best in military romance. I mean, what could be better than thinking about a great hero in uniform? That's right! A great hero out of uniform. Ha ha. Sorry. Old joke.

In keeping with past issues, I'm going to start off her with a little TV. military montage. Some of my favorites. If you're not into military, they are at least worth the look for the eye candy--both male and female. One of my favorites is a now passed series JAG. David James Elliot, a.k.a. Harmon "Harm" Rabb and Catherine Bell, Sarah MacKenzie "Mac", are attorneys who work for the Judge Advocate General's office. I loved this series for many years, though the finale was a bummer. Still, you can catch reruns on USA network. Now, the series that fascinates me is N.C.I.S. This is much in the vein of C.S.I. but it's the Naval investigation unit with Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Yes, even Jethros can be handsome). You can check out www.ncis.co.uk/ to learn more about the real NCIS.

            
Some other great military televisions shows: Major Dad the comedic life of Major John D. MacGilles, a dedicated marine played by Gerald McRaney (Simon & Simon fame), China Beach featuring Dana Delany, Ricki Lake, Nancy Giles, Marg Helgenberger (Now of CSI Las Vegas), and Jeff Kober. And who can forget M.A.S.H and Igor, Rizzo, and Ginger? Older stuff is Hogan's Heroes, The Rat Patrol, and Black Sheep Squadron.

Here are some authors to check out if you think this genre might be the thing for you.

RITA Finalist Catherine Mann smokes up the pages with riveting characters, and as Suzanne Brockman (Later on the list) says "Heroes to die for".

If you dip more into the erotic tales, check out Dee S. Knight.

Alyssa Brooks, Melissa Schroeder, and Karen Monroe have Operation Love a military anthology available July 4th.

Sadly, no longer with us, if you are into the old world maybe you will take a look at Charles James Lever.

Daphne DuMaurier finalist Donn Cortez has received excellent reviews and glowing praise for the breakout novel The Closer.

If you prefer historical works Sophia Nash writes incredible regency military novels. Or how about Louise Bergin?

Life's Little Edge was wonderful. Dedication and honor with heroes, heroines and motorcycles…NICE! Roselle Graskey

New York Best selling authors Susan Andersen and Suzanne Brockmann are always sure shots.

Or how about giving these ladies a peek:

Christie Ridgway, Jean Ann Moynahan, Olivia Gates, Rogenna Brewer, and Stephanie Vaughan

         If you are really feeling patriotic, here are some movies:

Behind Enemy Lines featuring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman
Blackhawk Down featuring Josh Harnett, Eric Bana, and Ewan McGregor
Enemy At The Gates featuring Jude Law, Ed Harris and Rachel Weisz
Hart's War featuring Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell
Independence Day featuring Will Smith and Bill Pullman
The Patriot featuring Heath Ledger, Joely Richarson, and Mel Gibson
Patton featuring George C. Scott
Pearl Harbor featuring Ben Affleck, Josh Harnett, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Kate Beckinsale
Saving Private Ryan featuring Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Barry Pepper, and Vin Diesel
U-571 featuring Mathew McConaughey and Bill Paxton
Windtalkers featuring Nicholas Cage, Christian Slater, Noah Emmerich, Peter Stormare, Adam Beach and Roger Willie

       
Before I leave, a bit of a history lesson:

The Original Thirteen Colonies who signed for and brought to the order of the Declaration of Independence:

- Carolina (Later divided into North and South Carolina)
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Virginia

The Original Signers of the Declaration of Independence:

Signers of the Declaration
Not all the men who helped draw up or voted for the Declaration signed it (Robert R. Livingston, for example, did not) nor were all the signers present at its adoption. All the signatures except six (Wythe, R. H. Lee, Wolcott, Gerry, McKean, and Thornton) were affixed on Aug. 2, 1776. The first is that of John Hancock, president of the Continental Congress. The remaining 55 are those of Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry, Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery, Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott, William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris, Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark, Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, James Wilson, George Ross, Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean, Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton, William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn, Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton, Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton.

Thanks for stopping by!

Article Written by Izzy

 

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