John M del VecchioJohn M. Del Vecchio was drafted in 1969 shortly after graduating from Lafayette College with a bachelor's degree in psychology and minor emphasis in civil engineering. In 1970 he volunteered for Viet Nam where he served as a combat correspondent for he 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile); in 1971 he was awarded a Bronze Star for Heroism in Ground Combat.Along with The 13th Valley, Del Vecchio is the author of For the Sake of All Living Things, Carry Me Home, DEMISE: A Novel of Race, Culture Wars and Falling Darkness, The Bremer Detail (with Frank Gallagher), AUGUST 2024, numerous articles and papers including the widely quoted, "The Importance of Story"; the forward for Wounds Of War and the afterword for Code Word: Geronimo. His books have been translated into four languages and published worldwide. He has lectured extensively on the history of the Viet Nam War in the U.S. and the United Kingdom and has appeared on FOX News as a military/political commentator.Del Vecchio's mission has not changed. He is now working on a program to disrupt the false elements of the standard historical narrative of America's Southeast Asia venture. Read More Read Less