ANDY ADKINS
US Navy Veteran... City Firefighter... Engineer... Consultant... Author
"Life is a journey, one step followed by another..."
NOW AVAILABLE!
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.
Also available in audio
My latest blog post: 6/14/25 #194 - Taking "Leave"
Like many of my veteran friends. I'm "retired." For me, life is good. It's almost like we're always on vacation or on a staycation. No alarm to set and no need to go to work (unless I'm volunteering). I seem to have no problem finding things to do to keep busy.
Looking through my earlier blog posts & notes, I started down that memory lane again ... you know, the good stuff and, now and then, the not-so-good stuff.
I began to focus on my various duty stations and where it all started, Orlando RTC (Recruit Training Command), in July 1973.
I've written before about the "why" I joined the Navy. But every time ... EVERY TIME between duty stations (and I loosely define boot camp & "A" School as duty stations), I took leave to spend a little time at home.
And each time I returned home, I was a little "different." And I'll be honest: every time I came home, I looked forward to my next duty station ... my Navy "journey," so to speak.
Books written by Andy Adkins
80th Division (WWII) Books edited by Andy Adkins
