Zero To Hero – From Bullied Kid To Warrior

Mar 15, 2019

A new book by Medal of Honor recipient Al Lynch.

Please join us at The National Infantry Museum on Thursday, May 2, 2019 in the Giant Screen theater:
 
5:30p.m. Meet-the-Author and book signing
6:30p.m. Presentation
 
Mr. Lynch’s memoir tells an inspiring story, from being bullied on the playground in the 1950’s Illinois, to fighting the enemy on the Vietnam battlefield, to waging war with the demons of PTSD.

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