Books by Dr. Judson I. Stone
Words & Wisdom
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Dad was a World War II transport pilot with the Army Air Force. He kept his copy of the World War II Army-Navy Song and Service Book for Ship and field (1942 edition). Like many of his books, the hymnal became a file cabinet for clippings. He also pasted a copy of the United States…
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After Dad died in April 2014, I began to sort through his and Mom’s belongs that were in storage. I began to find things in boxes that I had never seen before. I found his World War II flight boots and uniforms, his Chit, awards, letters, and a host of other things. It reminded me…
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My Dad served in a surgical practice with Dr. Wendell Mitchell Levi, Jr. in Sumter, SC from August 1971 to August 1975. They formed the Sumter Surgical Associates. They built a new office during their time together. Dr. Levi penned a memoir of his surgical experiences in a self-published book Fifty Years of Surgery: A…
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Knowing history shows us that a team effort is necessary to win a war. What kind of war are you fighting that calls for a team effort? I am going to tell you a story from my dad’s experience as a World War II pilot that’s supports my thesis that it takes a team effort…
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We're well into the New Year and many people are still working on fulfilling their resolutions. I have been using a one-word challenge instead of a resolution, and my one word for 2015 is BETTER. I believe I can get better in 2015. I believe you can get better in 2015. I’m going to show…
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Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to Joseph Priestly in 1772 that contained his suggested method of making a decision. The portion of the letter that describes the process is now frequently excerpted and called the Ben Franklin Decision-making Process. Here’s Franklin’s process in his own words: “My way is to divide half a sheet of…
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My mom told me that she had been engaged to another man before getting engaged to my dad. My dad told me, “I stole her from him.” I’m going to share some of my research that I’ve done to learn more about my mother’s first engagement. I used four different kinds of resources: my dad’s…
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