James B. WellsDespite the simultaneous occurrence of a large book festival and protest marches in Lexington and nearby cities, Brenda and I were delighted to see around 100 people attend the book launch and post-launch reception of Because: A CIA Cover-Up and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew. We are especially grateful to our […]
When it rains it pours! I just found out this morning that my interview with Tom Martin and his program Eastern Standard about my investigative memoir Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew will air on WEKU 88.9 FM at 1 pm and 8 pm today, and 6 […]
I’m thrilled to see a review of my investigative memoir, Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew, by Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) book critic Suzanne Van Atten as the feature story in the online edition of the AJC’s Arts & Entertainment section this morning. It will also appear […]
Since the death of my father was an early casualty of the Vietnam War and attracted a lot of media attention, including the article below in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution (AJC), I contacted the AJC Book Critic Suzanne Van Atten, to see if she would be interested in reviewing my book as part of her column […]
I never intended for my investigative memoir about my father’s still CIA-classified death in Vietnam to take on a spiritual theme…but it did. As a consequence, some churches have expressed a willingness to know more about my book and discuss it with their congregations and others. Feel free to contact me at because@jamesbwells.com if you think your […]
Whistleblowing Fact 897: A partial listing of whistleblower characteristics my father “possessed included being strong-willed, stubbornly committed, and obsessed about a personal belief. He also had a proactive personality, which allowed him to be more willing to go against social conventions. Like many whistleblowers, he possessed high levels of moral judgment and felt more inclined to […]
My investigative memoir, Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew, is in Ireland! Thank you, Jordan Wachman! I encourage others to post their pictures of Because.
Whistleblowing Fact 895: In some of the 400 letters I found 26 years after he died in Vietnam, my father self admits that his actions qualify him as meeting the academic definition of a whistleblower. Two prominent scholars, Near and Miceli, defined in a 1985 journal article what has become the classic and commonly accepted definition […]
“They say a person dies twice — once when they have their physical death and the second time when we stop saying their name.” https://jamesbwells.com/2023/09/25/giving-life/ This Memorial Day weekend, I wish to honor and mention the names of Wells family members who volunteered to defend our country during wartime. My great-great-grandfather Richard Wells cut down […]
My father’s military personnel file reveals that he was awarded his first Combat Infantryman Badge, the Asiatic Campaign Medal with a bronze arrowhead, and two Bronze Stars, which indicate three initial assault landings. He also received a Bronze Star with a “V” for valor during the Philippines campaign in World War II. In the fall of […]
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