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 new book, The 'Nam "AC-48", is published and available on Amazon. It's a tribute to the 48 servicemen from Alachua County, Florida who died in the line of service during the Vietnam War.
Much has been written about the Vietnam War, but The 'Nam "AC-48" is unique. This is a personal look ... beyond the numbers. I didn't want to stop at the 58,266 names on the Vietnam Memorial Wall or even the 1,567 still listed as Missing in Action.
I wanted to present a more personal side - the individual.
Forty-eight young men with ties to Alachua County, Florida lost their lives in Vietnam. This book is about them. These men volunteered or were drafted - it makes no difference. They answered the call from their Country. To them, it was the patriotic thing.
"God, Family, Country."
Patriotism has been described as love and duty to your Country. But as you read some of these stories, you will understand it is also the love and duty to their comrades ... members of their unit.
Please take time to think of these young men, not just as another number or name as part of the KIA or MIA; don't think of them as just the cost of war.
These young men - sons, brothers, fathers, and husbands - were real people with real lives that were cut far too short. They will never know what we are able to enjoy, in part because of their ultimate sacrifice. Thank them and thank you for taking the time to read this book.
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Also available in audio
My latest blog post: 9/1/2026 #222 - A New Mission & I Need Help
Have you ever put your all into a project and, when it's complete, you wondered if it's really done?
Writers do this all the time. You finish writing a book, go through the editing process, and then after weeks, you get your first copy of the published book. Meanwhile, during that agonizing wait, you think of different scenes that you could retouch or a more accurate character description, or perhaps a different outcome ... or ... the list goes on and on.
Sometimes, homeowners may find themselves thinking they've completed a masterful job of installing a new appliance, only to find out the electric circuit can't handle the extra load. I'm not naming names ...
I'm sure there are many more examples.
A few months ago, I completed a very personal project: a book, titled "The 'Nam AC-48." It's not about me and it's not for me. It's about men much braver and much more courageous than I.
I thought I was done. Little did I know ..."
Books written by Andy Adkins
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