Ken Klemm

Kenneth Klemm is a U.S. Navy veteran and a recovering alcoholic who has discovered that the rewards of writing far outweigh the “rewards” of drinking. He currently lives in Burns, Oregon, and continues to work on his writing and his sobriety. His writing credits include the Santa Monica Outlook, bookscover2cover.com, and Returning Soldiers Speak: An Anthology of Prose and Poetry by Soldiers and Veterans, compiled by Leilani Squire. He has participated in Returning Soldier’s speaks events in 2013 and 2014, and in 2015 was a participant of the Mil-Tree.org event in Joshua Tree, The Art of War.

The Story From Here

The converted Quonset hut had been bought from the military surplus after World War II had ended, almost 21 years before. From a former barracks, housing men on their way to that great conflict, it had been converted to a multi-purpose hall, in which many functions were held. On this night, the floor that had seen a big dance the night before had been covered in carpet and the north
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