Liz O'Herrin Lee, Author at The War Horse

About Liz O'Herrin Lee

Liz O’Herrin Lee served with the WI ANG from 2001-2008, assembling and transporting conventional weapons for F-16s. She received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her M.A. from Johns Hopkins University. She resides in Denver with her husband, Mike, and she is a Tillman Scholar.

Entries by Liz O'Herrin Lee

War Memorials, a Honeymoon, and the Conflict of Life

November 21, 2018 | Reflections

Liz O’Herrin Lee finds peace in an unknown future in the presence of Australia’s living memorial built by and for the country’s World War I veterans.

“One Stinking, Terrifying Hell”—When Soldiers and Butterflies Go to War

April 18, 2018 | Reflections

Elizabeth O’Herrin found solace in writing about her war, and she wonders and wishes she could ask her grandfather if he felt relief in writing about his.

“My Eyes Welled up”—When the Purple Heart Weighs Heavy

October 18, 2017 | Reflections

Elizabeth O’Herrin handed the groggy patient his Purple Heart. Immediately, she worried she’d made a mistake, giving it to him so soon after his amputation.

The Air Force Was Hard, Finding a Soul Sister After Returning Home Was Harder

July 3, 2017 | Reflections

Elizabeth O’Herrin searched for human connection after deciding not to reenlist. When she returned to church after a decades-long absence, O’Herrin found a soul sister.

Sunflowers and Steel Rain

December 7, 2016 | Reflections

Elizabeth O’Herrin describes picking flowers and catching ladybugs as a kid. While deployed in the Middle East, sunflowers hid mortars and the land turned gray.