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World War II Author Presentation

Featuring WWII Historical Author Paul Sailer

2022-11-09 10:30:00 2022-11-09 11:30:00 America/Chicago World War II Author Presentation Join Paul Sailer as he discusses his books: "I Had a Comrade: Stories About the Bravery, Comradeship, and Commitment of Individual Participants in the Second World War" and "The Oranges Are Sweet." Detroit Lakes Public Library -

Wednesday, November 09
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2022-11-09 10:30:00 2022-11-09 11:30:00 America/Chicago World War II Author Presentation Join Paul Sailer as he discusses his books: "I Had a Comrade: Stories About the Bravery, Comradeship, and Commitment of Individual Participants in the Second World War" and "The Oranges Are Sweet." Detroit Lakes Public Library -

Join Paul Sailer as he discusses his books: "I Had a Comrade: Stories About the Bravery, Comradeship, and Commitment of Individual Participants in the Second World War" and "The Oranges Are Sweet."

Join the Detroit Lakes Public Library for a free presentation featuring historical World War II Author Paul Sailer. 

Paul Sailer has been interested in WWII aviation history since childhood. He received a B.S. degree in Social Studies (emphasis American History) from Moorhead State College in 1969, and a pilot’s rating from the U.S. Army’s Advanced Flight School at Fort Rucker, Alabama, in 1970. He flew UH-1 Huey and OH-58 Kiowa helicopters with the 20th Engineer Brigade in Vietnam in 1970 and 1971. He and his wife, Dianna, live on a tree farm in Wadena County.

In 2012, Sailer was named Aviation Writer of the Year by the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame for The Oranges are Sweet: Major Don M. Beerbower and the 353rd Fighter Squadron – November 1942 to August 1944. His most recent book, I Had a Comrade: Stories About the Bravery, Comradeship, and Commitment of Individual Participants in the Second World War, includes ten compelling stories about how ordinary people deal with the trauma of war.

Books will be available for sale. $5 per book sold during this event will be donated to the library.

AGE GROUP: | Young Adults | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Author Visits |

TAGS: | world war II |

Detroit Lakes Public Library
Phone: 218-847-2168
Branch manager
Pamela Westby
Hours
Mon, Nov 04 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Tue, Nov 05 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Nov 06 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Nov 07 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Nov 08 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Nov 09 9:00AM to 3:00PM
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