Local veteran and author Ty Fleming book talk and signing

February 10, 2010 - Orange Beach, AL - The Orange Beach Public Library is excited to present local resident Ty Fleming on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. in the Library’s meeting room. Mr. Fleming will be giving a brief talk on the book he authored entitled We Served Also: China-Burma-India 1942-1945. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing. Fleming says his book is “about the GIs and what we did in the “ Lost War” (WWII) as it is called. We got little credit for our service so I named it We Served Also.”

In 2008, Mr. Fleming received a medal from the Chinese government for training their mechanics how to repair air planes in Kunming, China. Mr. Fleming is also expecting a medal from the British government for training their mechanics in Rangoon, Burma. In 2009, he was one of 3 local residents aboard the inaugural trip for Honor Flight-South Alabama, part of a national program that flies veterans to Washington, D.C. to see their respective war memorials. The Library hopes you can join Ty Fleming for what will be a very interesting book talk.

This program is free and open to the public. For more information about the Orange Beach Public Library visit the Library website at www.orangebeachlibrary.org or call 251-981-2923. For questions on this program contact Alisa McLeod at 251-981-2923.