Mary Susan Goodykoontz

‘American Knight’: Award Winning Book Now in Second Edition

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The book, An American Knight: The Life of Colonel John W. Ripley, USMC has found its way into the hands of many Americans who are looking for Catholic role models. Now the award-winning book written by Norman Fulkerson will extend its reach yet farther with the publication of a paperback second edition … Read more

The Song Is Ended but the Melody Lingers On

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June 29, 2010 would have been the 71st Birthday of Colonel John Ripley. Although he is no longer with us, his memory, as Mary Susan Goodykoontz says so well in this book review of An American Knight, will live on forever. “While the world knew my brother John as a Navy Cross … Read more