2008-10-07T14:06:00.001-05:00

US Army military intelligence analyst, Sergeant Savannah Whicker-Hulin, is reading her father's novel in Baghdad, Iraq. She is currently on her third tour of duty in Iraq. Several hundred copies of Invitation to Valhalla have been sent to our military men and woman overseas, and the novel is popular among our troops.

Another Hero sends a photo from Iraq

2008-03-23T14:57:00.004-05:00

Invitation to Valhalla is very popular among our deployed troops.

This is Marine Captain Nute Bonner -- photo taken in Iraq.

Bio of Mike Whicker

2008-03-21T08:54:00.005-05:00

Mike Whicker is a Colorado native. He now resides in Evansville, Indiana. Whicker is the author of two novels, Invitation to Valhalla and Proper Suda. Currently, he is working on the sequel to Invitation to Valhalla.

In the above photo, taken in 2005, Whicker is grilling hamburgers 200 miles out in the Atlantic Ocean while a crew-member of the World War II warship LST 325. The ship sailed the eastern seaboard of the United States on a good-will tour to raise money for the ship's restoration, stopping in ports of call such as Washington, D.C., the Cape Cod area, and Boston. Shortly after this photo was taken, a submarine surfaced behind the ship. Whicker burned the hamburgers when he went to his bunk to retrieve his camera.

Dogtown Tavern

2007-12-27T13:46:00.000-06:00

Dogtown Tavern, and important venue in Invitation to Valhalla, is still there today, and still open for business. It is located in the river bottoms west of Evansville, Indiana.

Special Photo

2007-11-26T22:20:00.000-06:00

In this photo, taken September 27, 2007, LST 325 passes the Evansville, Indiana, waterfront. The red brick building at the center is the McCurdy Hotel. The McCurdy is the venue for one of the scenes in Invitation to Valhalla.

Invitation to Valhalla painting

2006-08-21T01:04:00.000-05:00

A talented artist, Jacob Elijah Walker, created this painting of a ghost-like image of Erika Lehmann hovering over the Evansville Shipyard.

A blog about Evansville's LST

2006-07-10T13:08:00.000-05:00

With LST 325: Large Slow Target, written by LST Ship Memorial Inc. Executive Director Mike Whicker, visitors will be able to read about coming events, post messages and ask questions, see pictures and come to know some of the volunteers who serve the ship today.

LST Rivercam

2005-11-04T13:12:00.000-06:00

Photo by Rebecca Sell/Courier & Press

Click HERE to view the Evansville Courier & Press LST Rivercam

Contact

2005-07-01T11:16:00.000-05:00

mike@mikewhicker.com