William Prom
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Husband | father | writer | nonprofit veteran service organization money getter | recovering long distance runner | former USMC rocket scientist
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William Prom
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Lots of new followers lately. Looking forward to sharing some sweet takes on naval history, USMC history, artillery, veteran issues, Sci-Fi, and a variety of other topics.
I hope you all celebrated St Bab’s today with getting an audiogram
December 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I hope you all celebrated St Bab’s today with getting an audiogram
December in Wisconsin
December 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
December in Wisconsin
I’m honored to have my latest article for Naval History Magazine as the cover story for their 250th Marine Corps Birthday issue. Thank you to Eric Mills & the whole @usni.org team for putting it together. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did researching it.
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www.usni.org/magazines/na...
America’s First Marine
The Revolutionary War exploits of Samuel Nicholas—the first officer commissioned in the nascent Continental Marines.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I’m honored to have my latest article for Naval History Magazine as the cover story for their 250th Marine Corps Birthday issue. Thank you to Eric Mills & the whole @usni.org team for putting it together. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did researching it.
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
I got to see David Byrne’s “Who is the Sky?” tour in Chicago this weekend. It was so good that I’m now worried I won’t be able to enjoy live music again. Nothing could live up to it.
November 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I got to see David Byrne’s “Who is the Sky?” tour in Chicago this weekend. It was so good that I’m now worried I won’t be able to enjoy live music again. Nothing could live up to it.
I, for one, am shocked that the normalization of sports betting seems to be having a detrimental impact on sports.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I, for one, am shocked that the normalization of sports betting seems to be having a detrimental impact on sports.
Some early Trick-or-treaters
October 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Some early Trick-or-treaters
When the new article arrives in the mail
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October 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
When the new article arrives in the mail
Down to only hours remaining in my 30s
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September 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Down to only hours remaining in my 30s
The Great Mouse Detective is criminally under appreciated
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September 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The Great Mouse Detective is criminally under appreciated
Giving my kids some culture tonight
September 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Giving my kids some culture tonight
I’m excited to have my latest work featured here
Check out a set of published works from MWG members, including some of our newest members!
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MWG Members' Submitted Works
XVIII: Welcome back to the MWG members’ published works newsletter!
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September 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I’m excited to have my latest work featured here
It’s not everyday you get to see your nonprofit’s logo on a race car. Excited to be part of the team. Nextopvets.org
August 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
It’s not everyday you get to see your nonprofit’s logo on a race car. Excited to be part of the team. Nextopvets.org
Can you spot all the dinosaurs?
July 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Can you spot all the dinosaurs?
It was a nice surprise to find my latest article on the Marine Corps Association homepage yesterday. I had the privilege to work with COL Barnum to recount his actions outside Ky Phu in Dec 1965, for which he received the MOH.
www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck/...
www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck/...
500 Meters to Ky Phu - Marine Corps Association
However, the operation continued, and Barnum and the rest of Co H trudged on. For the Marines, the weather was the greatest enemy of the operation so far.
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July 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It was a nice surprise to find my latest article on the Marine Corps Association homepage yesterday. I had the privilege to work with COL Barnum to recount his actions outside Ky Phu in Dec 1965, for which he received the MOH.
www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck/...
www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck/...
Lt Charles Stewart took command of the schooner Experiment #OTD in 1800. I wrote about it in one of my earliest articles for @usni.org
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https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/february/stewarts-experiment
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July 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Lt Charles Stewart took command of the schooner Experiment #OTD in 1800. I wrote about it in one of my earliest articles for @usni.org
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It’s been a while since I last worked on a writing project. I can tell I haven’t used some of those muscles lately, but I knocked out 1,500 words today.
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July 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It’s been a while since I last worked on a writing project. I can tell I haven’t used some of those muscles lately, but I knocked out 1,500 words today.
My family as I start my annual lecture on how this holiday should celebrate the dual victories of Gettysburg and Vicksburg as much as Jefferson requesting to speak to the manager:
July 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
My family as I start my annual lecture on how this holiday should celebrate the dual victories of Gettysburg and Vicksburg as much as Jefferson requesting to speak to the manager:
RE: the feud
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June 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
RE: the feud
When bug bite season starts
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June 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
When bug bite season starts
The local Sandhills Crane family came by to show off their new hatchling
May 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The local Sandhills Crane family came by to show off their new hatchling
Perhaps it’s time to retire the old stalwart and break in something new.
May 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Perhaps it’s time to retire the old stalwart and break in something new.
Not sure how comfortable I am with a Bear’s fan as Pope.
May 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Not sure how comfortable I am with a Bear’s fan as Pope.
I had the privilege to read an advance copy of Martin Dugard’s "Taking Midway" and it is highly enjoyable. It's fast-paced, entertaining, and full of details that illustrate the context of the battle and build out the humanity of those involved.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721943...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721943...
Taking Midway by Martin Dugard: 9780593473245 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
From Martin Dugard, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Bill O'Reilly's Killing series—with more than twelve million copies sold—comes a fast-paced, dramatic account of the famous yet...
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April 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I had the privilege to read an advance copy of Martin Dugard’s "Taking Midway" and it is highly enjoyable. It's fast-paced, entertaining, and full of details that illustrate the context of the battle and build out the humanity of those involved.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721943...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721943...
Prepping Easter eggs and I find a strawberry Laffy Taffy (hopefully) from last year. It should be good for one more round, right?
April 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Prepping Easter eggs and I find a strawberry Laffy Taffy (hopefully) from last year. It should be good for one more round, right?