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Byron Edgington

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Byron Edgington is the author of the recently published, A Vietnam Anthem available on Amazon & for Kindle. A Vietnam Anthem is the other side of the war, how it shaped the author in ways good and bad, making him the man he is today.

Edgington is also the author of The Sky Behind Me, a memoir based on his career in aviation, and his unique perspective on life from his seat in the sky. TSBM is also available on Amazon in paperback & digital editions.

Edgington capped a forty-year aviation career in 2005 to return to college and to write. He earned his Bachelors in English from The Ohio State University in June 2012 at age 63. His flying experience includes 12,500 hours of logged helicopter time in twenty different military and commercial airc Byron Edgington is the author of the recently published, A Vietnam Anthem available on Amazon & for Kindle. A Vietnam Anthem is the other side of the war, how it shaped the author in ways good and bad, making him the man he is today.

Edgington is also the author of The Sky Behind Me, a memoir based on his career in aviation, and his unique perspective on life from his seat in the sky. TSBM is also available on Amazon in paperback & digital editions.

Edgington capped a forty-year aviation career in 2005 to return to college and to write. He earned his Bachelors in English from The Ohio State University in June 2012 at age 63. His flying experience includes 12,500 hours of logged helicopter time in twenty different military and commercial aircraft, corporate, ENG, charter and tour flying. In twenty years of Air Medical aviation he flew 3,200 patient missions. A Vietnam veteran with 1,100 combat hours, Edgington’s military decorations include the Vietnam campaign medal, VN Service, Air Medal with 24 oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star, and the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Publication credits include the non-fiction essay titled ‘Lift Off,’ winner of The Bailey Prize offered by the Swedenborg Foundation Press. ‘Lift Off’ appears in the 2012 edition of The Chrysalis Reader. Other credits include 'After the Rain' in Gemini Magazine, and 'What they don’t tell you about returning to college at 62' in The Evening Street Review. An essay titled 'Body Language' received a special mention from Anderbo, and the fiction piece 'A War Story' recently received an honorable mention from Glimmer Train. The current issue of Penduline Press contains a fiction piece titled 'Baggage.'

Edgington’s work in progress includes a novel, 'Waiting for Willie Pete: A Helicopter Novel of Vietnam, and 'The Plowman & The Pilot, a Boy Writes About His Father.'

Byron Edgington is married to his best friend, Mariah. He has three beautiful daughters, and three delightful grandkids. He lives and writes on the side of a volcano in Western Panama, and he truly believes that life is too short to be a passenger. ...more

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Thank you, to all those readers who took advantage of the recent sale. The Sky Behind Me, a Memoir of Flying and Life had a tremendous number of downloads at the reduced price, and reviews are very gratifying. I appreciate everyone who took the time with my memoir, and especially those who have written such fine, objective reviews. Thank you all very much, and please tell your friends, book c Read more of this blog post »

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	Waiting For Willie Pete: A Helicopter Novel of Vietnam 4.08 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	A Vietnam Anthem: What The War Gave Me 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journey Well, You Are More Than Enough: (RE)Discover Your Passion, Purpose, & Love of Yourself & Life by Byron Edgington (Goodreads Author), Mariah Edgington 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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