Mike Sutton
After serving three tours in Vietnam as an infantry advisor, I went to college and studied electrical engineering. IBM hired me before I graduated. I had a great job, terrific benefits and . . . I was miserable.
The VA’s Vietnam Vet Outreach program was my salvation. Not for what it did for me, but rather for what it told me to do for myself . . . write.
And I did, about all the things I couldn’t talk about. That was the genesis of "No Survivors," my Vietnam novel. It’s based on real people and events during my three tours in Vietnam and is dedicated to the more than 58,000 names on The Wall, their families, friends, and all veterans.
In appreciation for all that my fellow veterans have done for me, and in recognition of the fact that well over 150,000 veterans are homeless on the street every night, I donate 50% of the royalties from No Survivors to various veterans’ support organizations.
"No Survivors" lit a fire in me. But, rather than writing complete fiction, I wanted to use actual criminal cases, and real situations as the basis for other works. So, "High Order," is based on actual Baltimore City and County bomb squad cases. "Primary Candidates," is based on the 2008 Presidential Primaries. And now, "The Immaculate Infection," is based on cold murder cases and activities in the Middle East.
The VA’s Vietnam Vet Outreach program was my salvation. Not for what it did for me, but rather for what it told me to do for myself . . . write.
And I did, about all the things I couldn’t talk about. That was the genesis of "No Survivors," my Vietnam novel. It’s based on real people and events during my three tours in Vietnam and is dedicated to the more than 58,000 names on The Wall, their families, friends, and all veterans.
In appreciation for all that my fellow veterans have done for me, and in recognition of the fact that well over 150,000 veterans are homeless on the street every night, I donate 50% of the royalties from No Survivors to various veterans’ support organizations.
"No Survivors" lit a fire in me. But, rather than writing complete fiction, I wanted to use actual criminal cases, and real situations as the basis for other works. So, "High Order," is based on actual Baltimore City and County bomb squad cases. "Primary Candidates," is based on the 2008 Presidential Primaries. And now, "The Immaculate Infection," is based on cold murder cases and activities in the Middle East.
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