A true-life saga by freelance gay activist, Ezekiel J. Krahlin.
Dedicated to our own Thracian war hero: Randolph Louis Taylor.
Each of my 25 packets sent to "Any Marine in Somalia" was identically filled with a letter, photocopied news articles, some prose and poetry, business card, and homemade decals...all neatly folded into
a flat bundle, with my main letter of gratitude to our Marines, wrapped around the rest. All was then inserted into a plain brown envelope. (One naval officer who wrote me, sent this Somalian paper currency displayed above.)
For your viewing pleasure, each item in the packet has been scanned
into separate
image files. I prefer to let them speak for themselves, with no
further explanation
except for a brief description of each file, listed below.
INTRODUCTORY
FILES
Before June 11, 1996, my name was Gene Catalano. Here's legal proof
of my name change.
(All articles and letters herein antedate my new name, Ezekiel
Krahlin.)
The S.F. Bay Area Reporter (a weekly les/gay newspaper), published
an article about this
Somalian adventure, including my photograph.
The S.F. Bay Times printed my letter to the editor, encouraging
Lesbians and Gays
to send letters of support to our Marines in
Somalia.
THE ACTUAL PACKET SENT
TO OUR MARINES
AFTERMATH