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05/25/2024

Check out the new Kindle Cover for Tales from the Green Side! Same book! Amazon required we redo the cover in order to promote the book!

In honor of Memorial Day Tales from the Green Side kindle version will be free to download for 48 hrs starting tomorrow at

https://a.co/d/4RXPqAT

Check it out!

Johnnie L Gilpen Jr and Robert Creager

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Tales From the Green Side: Volume 1 (The Barstool Short Story Anthology)

03/10/2024

Hi guys,

Thursday, I head out on another crazy adventure - the Bataan Memorial Death March. Saturday, March 16th, 10 other Tillman Scholars and I will "ruck" 26.2 miles in Whites Sands, New Mexico, to pay our homage to the brave American and Filipino warriors who suffered and those who died while in Japanese captivity after the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in 1941. We are also attempting to raise money for the Pat Tillman Foundation - to give back to the organization that changed our lives in ways that I don't have the time here to tell you about, but please hit me up, and I will tell you!

Please see the article below about Team Tillman Extreme.

I am hoping that out of my over 1500 Facebook friends, I can find 15 of you who are in dire need of a tax write-off or just want to help support a great veteran organization.

I hope that 15 of you will go to the link below and donate $100 to the Pat Tillman Foundation. If you want the money to support Team Tillman Extreme, please make a note in the check.

I am hoping that 20 can make a $25 donation.. and,

I am hoping 20 of you can make a $10 donation.

If you make a donation, please message me so I can make sure you are known among the team!

If anyone makes a $500 or more donation, I will make sure you get a really cool Team Tillman Extreme flag!

Thank you for the support! and be watching for updates next Saturday on the STRUGGLE!

Thrive! Don't just Survive!

Johnnie L Gilpen Jr

Barrett Howell
Christina Fishback
William Kim
Mia Renna
Thomas Hoyt
Safi Rauf
Jonathan Yellowhair
Jake Schillo

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02/22/2024

I want to thank Jacob Sturm with the Mustangtimess/ Minco- Unioncity Times for his amazing article highlighting our (Robert Creager ) book Tales from the Green Side Today. We truly appreciate your time. If you get a chance check out the article!

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02/12/2024

What differentiates a "sea story" from a "war story"? Humor, of course. War stories tend to be dark and show the pain of military life. But sea stories find the humor of serving in uniform. Tales from the Green Side is a collection of sea stories told through the eyes of United States Navy FMF (Fleet Marine Force) Hospital Corpsmen serving alongside their Marine counterparts. It is a hilarious compilation of short stories and illustrations of charters whose language and tone capture the essence of being a "Green Side" Corpsman. Most of all, the stories capture the bond between Marines and their Doc.

Tales from the Green Side will keep you laughing from start to finish. For the families of those Green Side Warriors, their friends, and those who want to know more, Tales from the Green Side will provide a peak behind the curtains. Gilpen and Creager transport the reader to a cozy bar stool, a pint in hand, surrounded by great company to listen to the hilarious exploits of "Green Side" Corpsmen and their Marines. Don't miss this first book in the forthcoming Barstool Short Story Anthology Collection published by 8404 Publishing, LLC.

You can get your on our website at 8404publishing dot com. FB wont let us put the full website or at johnnniegilpen dot com.

Get your Kindle version on Amazon.
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Tales from the Green Side

02/12/2024

What differentiates a "sea story" from a "war story"? Humor, of course. War stories tend to be dark and show the pain of military life. But sea stories find the humor of serving in uniform. Tales from the Green Side is a collection of sea stories told through the eyes of United States Navy FMF (Fleet Marine Force) Hospital Corpsmen serving alongside their Marine counterparts. It is a hilarious compilation of short stories and illustrations of charters whose language and tone capture the essence of being a "Green Side" Corpsman. Most of all, the stories capture the bond between Marines and their Doc.

Tales from the Green Side will keep you laughing from start to finish. For the families of those Green Side Warriors, their friends, and those who want to know more, Tales from the Green Side will provide a peak behind the curtains. Gilpen and Creager transport the reader to a cozy bar stool, a pint in hand, surrounded by great company to listen to the hilarious exploits of "Green Side" Corpsmen and their Marines. Don't miss this first book in the forthcoming Barstool Short Story Anthology Collection published by 8404 Publishing, LLC. Go to our website at 8404publishing (dot) com

01/22/2024

More than just a Marathon.....

Two years at 50, I did the Bataan Memorial Death March - 26.2 Miles with a 35 lb backpack in 9.34 minutes! Last year, I broke my foot.

Well, this year, along with some other individuals who make bad judgments like myself, we created the Team Tillman Extreme Racing Team, and as the Team Captain - I recruited 10 other people to join me in this event. Our goal is to raise $10,000 dollars for the Pat Tillman Foundation.

If you want a last-minute tax donation - or would like to support Team Tillman Extreme, please go to https://secure.qgiv.com/for/teamtillmanextreme/ to donate. If you would like to support the team, just make a comment in the memo section that the donation is for the team. We appreciate the support. Look for our post over the next 60 days as we ratch up our training!

My fellow Tillman Scholar team members are:

Mia Renna
Christina Fishback
Safi Rauf
Jonathan Yellowhair
John Van Horn
Eric Chastain
Dan J. Futrell
Josh Burnes
Thomas Hoyt
Jake Schillo

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01/17/2024

Have you got you copy of Tales from the Green Side?

No? Still on the fence …. Check out what people are saying on Good Reads and Amazon.

Want a signed copy…. Got to the 8404 publishing website or PM us…

It a great read!

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01/05/2024

Two very cool things to share……
1) if you live in the Oklahoma City, you can get a copy now at the Full Circle Bookstore at 50 Penn Place

2) you can also order from Barnes and Noble Website.

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01/01/2024

Big Shout out to Samantha Daniels, the Director of Operations at the War Horse Journal (https://thewarhorse.org), for including a small piece about Tales from the Green Side in her December monthly Good News Debrief newsletter. If you are unfamiliar with The War Horse Journal - you should be. It's an online new journal dedicated to military issues and those that affect veterans and families, too.

The War Horse was the first platform that allowed me to express my voice. In 2019, I was selected as a Combat Medic and Corpsman Writing Fellow, and I have not looked back since. I will be eternally grateful for the continued support of Samantha, TJ, and the rest of the War Horse Staff!

We closed out the year on an amazing note! Again t hank you all.

If you have not bought your book and want a signed copy we have copies in stock through our 8404 publishing website.

The ebook is available through Amazon.

If you have read the book already - we would greatly appreciate your reviews.. they all help.

Again thank and we hope that 2024 is your best year yet!.

Johnnie and Rob

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