Songs from Orion by John Eckalbar Songs from Orion © 2006 by John Eckalbar All rights reserved Permission to reproduce copies, except excerpts for reviews, is prohibited unless given in writing by the author: John Eckalbar Chico, California (530) 343-6791
[email protected] Songs from Orion is posted on the Forum page of the Heidelberg Graphics Web site: www.HeidelbergGraphics.com in Chico, California, for the enjoyment of readers. It may not be copied or reprinted except for personal reading. Several people deserve thanks for their help on this project. My wife, Anne, my sister, Mary Glazer, and my friends Laurence Boag and John Elstrott all read early versions of the manuscript and got me to believe that I should stick with it. My great friend David Crosby did the same, and I doubt that I would have kept at it except for their encouragement. Ernie Brace, a POW captured in Laos and released in Hanoi, was kind enough to read the sections on the MIA/POW experience. Capt. Zeke Cormier and Mr. Joe Ciokin arranged for me to fly out to the USS Constellation and the USS Carl Vinson to see what carrier catapult shots are like. And my son, Walter, both inspired and proofread the sections on wrestling. The Songs of Orion Preface ............................................................................................................................... 6 The Spirit of Orion........................................................................................................... 14 Martin Landry.................................................................................................................