Forgotten Sentinels

Forgotten Sentinels is a collection of poems that honorthe long abandoned seacoast fortifications that dot thePacific coastline, from Port Townsend, WA to San Diego, CA.Recalling the strategic imperatives that led to the constructionof these installations, the poems reflect on an era that hasbeen lost and simply ignored by the current generation. Theauthor captures his impressions of the structures, the personnelwho managed them and their times. His insights illustrate theimportance of keep history alive and offer a warning for thosewho would forget the past.