BROTHERHOOD
My new-found brother Louis and his wife Patty, from Long Island, New York, will spend next week at our home near Bemidji. Louis and I had originally planned to speak at Bemidji Public Library. The location has changed to Beltrami History Center. Please join Louis and me on Tuesday, October 8 at 5:30, listen to …
SOMEDAY
Last night we did a presentation at Bemidji Public Library based on a series of letters a friend and I exchanged while he was in prison. Our goal is to develop it into a Young Adult book of stories about how drugs and alcohol can take one down the wrong path and the consequences one …
Past Events
Below is a list of past workshops, signings and speaking engagements that Wendell has been featured at. To bring Wendell to your event, contact him here. 2019 Veteran’s Program at Clearbrook-GonvickWriting Memory Stories Workshop with Wendell AffieldVeteran Addiction & Mental Health ConferenceVietnam War Roundtable: Brown Water Navy at MN Military Museum“Brotherhood” presented by BemidjiSpeaks at …
Barbara Affield Mini-Concert in the Old Farmhouse (1987)
I recently discovered an old VHS tape I recorded three decades ago of my mother playing the old Masters in our farmhouse living room. Go to https://youtu.be/Kw3WD0khAmE For the folks who have read my latest memoir you can get a glimpse of how Barbara mellowed in her later years.
Researching The Past
Tuesday September 25, 2018, at 10:00AM I will speak at Adventures In LifeLong Learning–see the attached schedule for more information–Beltrami Electric meeting room.
World War I Student Essay Program
My grandparents, 1915, my grandmother, a Vassar College Student, and my grandfather in his Williams College ROTC uniform. This past Veterans Day I was invited to speak at an area school. I could not because of a schedule conflict. Bemidji School Superintendent Tim Lutz and I started visiting about Veterans Day 2018, the 100th anniversary …
Ships’ Deck Logs, Vietnam Waters Movements 1966-1973
A friend recently asked me to help him retrieve deck log information from the USS Rogers DD876. Ron and I did a West Pac (West Pacific) deployment to Vietnam together in 1966. He is searching for proof in a claim with the VA. Below is a lengthy but very detailed message I received from a …
Writing Your War/Veterans Writer Group
Today is a sad day for our family–the 3rd anniversary of our son’s death. About a year ago one of our local VA Clinic doctors asked me if I would be interested in facilitating a military veteran writer group. This past month I asked the group if it would be okay to post the discussion …