US Navy Veteran... City Firefighter... Engineer... Consultant... Author
"Life is a journey, one step followed by another..."
I'm pleased to announce that my debut novel, NEVER FORGET, is published and available on Amazon. It's a story of a veteran's journey for redemption and forgiveness.
NEVER FORGET is a work of fiction and is a multi-generational father, son, and grandson novel about WWII and Vietnam. It is not about combat; it is about overcoming personal conflicts caused by a war. The story reflects upon our current society of an older generation (WWII), aging baby boomers (Vietnam), and the current generation (global terrorism). It brings together multiple facets of dementia & Alzheimer's and PTSD & Survivor's Guilt in a moving, character-driven story of personal struggles and growing relationships.
I'm offering this book for free (download PDF, eBook formats) for all veterans. Actually, for a limited time, anyone can download it. But if you wish to have a paperback, it's also available at Amazon.
For more information, click HERE.
Not many people in this world have heard the phrase, "Launch the Alert 5!" I mean, why would they? Unless, of course, they watched the movie, "Top Gun." But for those of us who have lived it... it's more than a catchy phrase!
I'm a Navy veteran. I was an ABH (Aviation Boatswains Mate-Handler), which meant I worked with aircraft: Crash Firefighter and Aircraft Director.
After Boot Camp (RTC Orlando) and ABH "A" School (Lakehurst, NH), my first duty station was NAS Agana, Guam. We worked two sections, "Port" and "Starboard," 24 hours on and 24 hours off, every day, for 15 months. FYI... I was in the Port section. While on duty, five of us spent two, four-hour shifts a day in a cramped Crash firetruck on an "Alert Spot" between parallel runways. Our job was to wait for an aircraft emergency, or worse... a crash.
It wasn't until I was aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), that I heard it for the first time. I was in V-1 Division/Crash during the Westpac '75 cruise and worked on the flight deck. I quickly learned what "Launch the Alert 5!" meant.