“The Embedded Ones: Viet Nam

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books showcases the beauty of literature and culture, bringing together the best books and activities for all its guests. ReadersMagnet, an esteemed platform for independent and self-published authors, will exhibit a wide range of books, including the memoir The Embedded Ones: Viet Nam – Iraq – Afghanistan by John W. Conroy at the 2024 L.A. Times Festival of Books. The literary festival will occur on April 20-21, 2024, at the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles, USA.

Author John W. Conroy has been embedded with the US Army six times in Iraq and five times in Afghanistan. He was a soldier in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967. His first-hand experience of war inspired him to write a series of articles and heart-tugging novels. His book The Embedded Ones tells the story of Private Bill Collins, who did not pursue a career in journalism after being discharged from the US Army in the late sixties. However, he returned to the US Army in that capacity in Iraq and Afghanistan in the early 2000s.

Private Collins becomes friends with a group of young journalists, including Jess Wagner, a reporter for Stars and Stripes, Dae Larson, a talented journalist from CNN, and Lisabeth Newberry, who reports for the Canadian paper, The Renfrew Times. There are no veterans of the war in the sixties among them. He traverses through the new wars, from Baghdad to Kirkuk and Bagram to Kandahar to Jalalabad, comparing them to his time in the military in Vietnam in the sixties. He returns to Vietnam between Embeds, accompanied by his new friends from the present wars.

Enjoy an exciting read depicting love, war, and survival in The Embedded Ones: Viet Nam – Iraq – Afghanistan by John W. Conroy. Get a copy on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. To learn more about the author and his life and works, visit https://johnwconroy.blogspot.com/. Visit the ReadersMagnet exhibit at the 2024 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at booth #225 to check out the books display.

Author
John W. Conroy is a farmer and freelance writer who has, over the years, been embedded with the US Army six times in Iraq and five times in Afghanistan, producing a series of published articles. He was a soldier in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967. Since returning to Vietnam in 1989, John has written numerous articles concerning the country, some focused on veterans of the conflict. He has also served as a consultant to the East Meets West Foundation, which is dedicated to transforming the health, education, and communities of disadvantaged people in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. His published novels are The Girl from Tam Hiep, The Disillusioned and The Embedded Ones. He is married with four children and six grandchildren.

The Embedded Ones: Viet Nam – Iraq – Afghanistan
Author: John W. Conroy
Genre: Novel
Publisher: BookBaby
Published date: May 3, 2021