Whistleblowing Fact 898: If my father was a wartime whistleblower, which now seems certain, it occurred to me that the missing pieces of what happened to him may lie not in enemy actions but in allied retaliation. As a result, I turned to a popular whistleblowing theory and its ancillary theoretical model explaining retaliation against […]
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Whistleblower Characteristics
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 […]
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One Week Till Launch!
One week from today, on Father’s Day weekend, we will launch my investigative memoir titled Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew. The event will take place at 4:00 PM on June 14 at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington Green. This event is more than just a book launch; […]
“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 […]
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His Name is Not on the Wall
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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Vietnam War Memorial Wall
This Memorial Day weekend I find myself thinking again of my father’s death in Vietnam. At one time, I was upset that my father, who was killed very early in the Vietnam War (September 27, 1965), doesn’t have his name on the Vietnam War Memorial Wall. If his name were there, it would be on […]
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