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Kennedy: Tennessee-linked Medal of Honor winners honored in new children’s book

"The Making of a Hero" is a children's book written by Linda Moss Mines and illustrated by Thanos Tsilis. The book will be released on March 25. Photo contributed by Linda Moss Mines.
"The Making of a Hero" is a children's book written by Linda Moss Mines and illustrated by Thanos Tsilis. The book will be released on March 25. Photo contributed by Linda Moss Mines. "The Making of a Hero" is a children's book written by Linda Moss Mines and illustrated by Thanos Tsilis. The book will be released on March 25. Photo contributed by Linda Moss Mines.

By Mark Kennedy 4 min read

Thursday, March 25, is National Medal of Honor Day, which may or may not be noted on your desk calendar.

But if you’re a parent, please know that March 25 is also the release date of a children’s book by a Chattanooga author that definitely should be on your radar.

Linda Moss Mines, a former teacher at Girls Preparatory School, has written “The Making of a Hero: Six Stories of the Medal of Honor” featuring vignettes about decorated Americans who embody teachable character traits.

“We need heroes,” Mines said. “I think we all struggle today looking for people who have led exemplary lives.”

You don’t have to look far among the nation’s roughly 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients to find role models.