September Luncheon
13 September 2017
"Family of Warriors"
By: Ed DeVos
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Our September guest speaker is Ed DeVos, a highly decorated retired U.S. Army officer and author of several Christian historical fiction books. His presentation will be about his latest book, Family of Warriors, a story of courage and valor; of integrity and loyalty; of fortitude and perseverance. This is a story of five brothers who serve in five different combat areas during World War II and about their love for their country and for their fellow soldiers. Ed spoke last year at an NGV meeting about his third book, Revenge at Kings Mountain, about a Revolutionary War battle and was very well received.
Ed graduated from Florida Southern College in 1969 and served his country for more than twenty years as an Infantry officer in both state-side and overseas assignments. During those years he was assigned to four US Army battalions and was an adviser to several Vietnamese infantry battalions. His last assignment was to activate and then command 1st Battalion 87th Infantry (Light), 10th Mountain Division from September 1986 to May 1989. He was awarded a number of decorations including the Silver Star with one oak leaf cluster, the Legion of Merit, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, US and German Parachute Wings, and the US Army Ranger Tab. He is a graduate of the US Army’s Command and General Staff College where he received his Master of the Military Arts and Science degree.
After his retirement from the Army, he became a self-employed businessman for over seventeen years in the financial services industry where he helped hundreds of families with their insurance and investment needs.
In 2006, Ed and his wife, Susan, moved to McCormick, South Carolina where he now spends the majority of his time writing Christian historical novels and speaking to church, veterans, and social groups. He was written three other books: The Stain, a book about the Centurion at the Cross;The Chaplain’s Cross, a World War II air battle in the Pacific; Revenge at Kings Mountain, about a significant Revolutionary War battle. All of these books are about strong men; men who demonstrate integrity and honor; courage and valor. All of Ed’s books are available in local and national outlets.
Please mark your calendar and plan to attend another interesting and informative program by Ed DeVos.
Reservations close at 3pm, 8 September 2017.
