On the morning of my final day of service at the 4th Logistical Command Headquarters in Verdun, France, the entire Headquarters Company, led by the commanding general and accompanied by the 118th Army Marching Band, gathered in the quad in front of my barracks to bid me a heartfelt farewell. The evening before, more than 1,000 people, a mix of French and Americans, came together in the lobby of the Verdun train station to express their gratitude and wish me a bon voyage.

During my 18-month deployment, I traveled for official military business to London, Frankfurt, and Paris. I met with senior State Department officials, several of whom traveled from Washington, and regularly corresponded with members of Congress, who referred to me as a “Goodwill Ambassador.” In addition to my official duties, I mingled with Hollywood’s elite at the Cannes Film Festival, interacted with distinguished statesmen and diplomats at the American Ambassador’s annual Fourth of July party, shared a beer with Ringo Starr before his fame as a Beatle, and traveled extensively in an effort to win the heart of an enchanting ballerina.

Common sense would suggest I was either a ranking officer or, at the very least, held a top-secret clearance. But, in fact, I was a twenty-three-year-old with the mere rank of a private who arrived in France with an assignment as a mess hall cook at a remote base in southwestern France. A place that I would have remained had I not gone AWOL on a sultry summer night in August. 

My 94,500-word manuscript includes correspondence from Congressional and State Department officials, newspaper articles from the French and U.S. press, official U.S. Army photographs, and a series of whimsical cartoon character drawings, many of which appeared in The Advance, the official newspaper of the 4th Logistical Command. Having that documentation is essential; it truly brings this unique adventure to life and clearly demonstrates that this incredible journey is rooted in nonfiction!

Ed background includes sales management positions at Esquire, WCBS-TV, WABC-TV, and WOR-TV, where I collaborated with the front offices of the New York Mets, Knicks, Rangers, and Islanders. I have also worked independently for Columbia Pictures Television, Working Woman Television, Byron Allen, and the French Government Tourist Association. Beyond my sales experience, I have been an active board member for several organizations, including The National Arts Club, The Henry Street Settlement, The Manhattan Theater Club, the Ground Zero Theater Group, the Institution for Underprivileged and Handicapped Children, Victims of Agent Orange International, and the Westhampton Beach High School Business Advisory Board.

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the morning of my final day of service at the 4th Logistical Command Headquarters in Verdun, France, the entire Headquarters Company, led by the commanding general and accompanied by the 118th Army Marching Band, gathered in the quad in front of my barracks to bid me a heartfelt farewell. The evening before, more than 1,000 people, a mix of French and Americans, came together in the lobby of the Verdun train station to express their gratitude and wish me a bon voyage.

During my 18-month deployment, I traveled for official military business to London, Frankfurt, and Paris. I met with senior State Department officials, several of whom traveled from Washington, and regularly corresponded with members of Congress, who referred to me as a “Goodwill Ambassador.” In addition to my official duties, I mingled with Hollywood’s elite at the Cannes Film Festival, interacted with distinguished statesmen and diplomats at the American Ambassador’s annual Fourth of July party, shared a beer with Ringo Starr before his fame as a Beatle, and traveled extensively in an effort to win the heart of an enchanting ballerina.

Common sense would suggest I was either a ranking officer or, at the very least, held a top-secret clearance. But, in fact, I was a twenty-three-year-old with the mere rank of a private who arrived in France with an assignment as a mess hall cook at a remote base in southwestern France. A place that I would have remained had I not gone AWOL on a sultry summer night in August. 

My 94,500-word manuscript includes correspondence from Congressional and State Department officials, newspaper articles from the French and U.S. press, official U.S. Army photographs, and a series of whimsical cartoon character drawings, many of which appeared in The Advance, the official newspaper of the 4th Logistical Command. Having that documentation is essential; it truly brings this unique adventure to life and clearly demonstrates that this incredible journey is rooted in nonfiction!

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