Charley Valera
Charley Valera (born 22 October 1957) is an American author. He chronicles World War II stories as told first-hand by the soldiers, sailors and airmen that participated. His first book was "My Father's War: Memories from Our Honored WWII Soldiers"[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] . He is a pilot[14] and aviation enthusiast[15] has been invited to speak on topics of his book [16] and aviation. Valera is also an affiliate Gulf Coast Writers Association in Southwest Florida.
Charley Valera | |
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Valera in March 2017 | |
Born | Fitchburg, Massachusetts | 22 October 1957
Occupation | Author, speaker |
Nationality | American |
He hosts a TV mini-series program that discusses WWII veterans life stories.[17]
The 80 minute documentary has earned the prestigious Accolade Global Film Competition Award for November 2018.
References
- "Valera book launch set for Sunday in Leominster".
- "A WWII veteran's son captures stories left untold in 'My Father's War'".
- "WPKZ Radio FM105.3/AM1280 Travis Condon".
- "NBC/NECN The Take Sue O'Connell with Valera DiSalvo Frechette".
- "Sentinel & Enterprise-Author Helps Veterans Legacies..Charley Valera".
- "Boston Herald Radio Tom Shattuck and Hilary Chabot".
- "Sentinel & Enterprise- "My Fathers War" Book Launch Charley Valera".
- "Sam Squailia interviews authors Charley Valera, Sean Sweeney and Mark Bodanza".
- "Fantastic Book Review from Senator Bob Dole".
- "Tim Conway Jr Radio Show".
- "WTAG FM94.9/AM580 Jim Polito Show".
- "Program at LHS brings history to life".
- "Front Page Series Sentinel & Enterprise Valera/Valera".
- "Charley Valera earns Commercial rating". FCA Flight Center. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- "Meet Charley Valera of FCA Flight Center in Fitchburg - Boston Voyager Magazine | Boston City Guide". Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- "World War II Vets Tell Their Stories".
- "Leominster Access Television - My Father's War".
https://www.news-press.com/videos/news/local/2018/11/30/charley-valeras-my-fathers-war-tells-stories-wwii-soldiers/2161822002/ Video of Valera from The News-Press taken at SW Florida Military Museum and Library, Cape Coral, FL.