I self-published "Never Home: Remembering the Military Heroes Who Never Returned" in April 2024. The book honors the more than 207,000 individuals who died in WWI and WWII and who are interred in America’s 23 overseas military cemeteries—from Normandy to Tunisia, from Luxembourg to The Netherlands, and from Rome to Manila.
“Never Home Heroes” includes more than 225 images (all of which I shot, with the exception of the portraits of the deceased which were gathered from families, private organizations, or public archives) and 54 biographies to recount the sacrifice that individuals and families made during the world wars. Included among the biographies are some names you know, like BGEN Teddy Roosevelt, Jr. and GEN George S. Patton, but also dozens of individuals you never heard of such as Wilma Vinsant and Charles Summers. They all deserve to be remembered.
It was a great honor to have the Foreword written by Vice Admiral Doug Crowder (Ret.), the former Commander of the US Navy’s 7th Fleet. “Never Home Heroes” was designed by Ashton & Partners in the Bay Area, and Mary Virginia Swanson consulted on the book since before inception.
It has 240 pages and measures 10.5”w x 7.5”h and 1” thick. The ISBN number is 979-8-9898085-0-2 and it was printed in the USA. This is the first edition, and “Never Home Heroes” was copyrighted in March 2024.
You can learn more about the book and the project at https://www.neverhomeheroes.com/index.