The Golden Brigade: The Untold Story of the 82nd Airborne in Vietnam and Beyond - Paperback

by Robert J. Dvorchak (Author)

An epic tale of a brotherhood forged by war--masterfully told by a lifelong journalist, war correspondent, and U.S. Army veteran.

"A must-read by military historians who follow the 82nd Airborne Division. It is a compilation of fascinating stories by brave soldiers who found themselves in the crucible of fierce combat." --LTG (Retired) James H. Johnson, 82nd Airborne Division Commander, Panama and Desert Storm

"This book is the best I have ever read about the real situation experienced by infantrymen in the Vietnam War. The stories honor the American soldier and their families, and demonstrate the pride all of us had in these men and their leaders.... A grand slam hit out of the park." --Robert D. Murrill, Esq., Distinguished Member of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Golden Brigade

"It is a story that needs to be told, and one that all paratroopers, young and old, need to know. When the nation calls, there were and must always be those who will answer--even if it means they sacrifice their todays so that others will experience their tomorrows." --J. Thomas Hennessey Jr., Colonel (Retired), Distinguished Member of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Chief of Staff Emeritus at George Mason University

"A solid chunk of history about an extraordinary brotherhood of warriors." --Vietnam Veterans of America

Author Biography

Robert J. Dvorchak worked as a journalist for nearly fifty years, including eight years as a New York City-based national writer for the Associated Press. During the First Iraq War, he was a war correspondent assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, whose commanding general called him the "Ernie Pyle of Desert Storm."

A 1972 graduate of California University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English literature, Dvorchak has covered such stories as the original outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, the Three Mile Island accident, the 1989 earthquake in San Francisco, the Jeffrey Dahmer serial killings, the first World Trade Center bombing, the Oklahoma City bombing, three Super Bowls, two Stanley Cup finals, and two World Series.

An Army veteran, Dvorchak has authored five books, including Drive On, a journal about his personal experiences in Desert Storm. The recipient of numerous writing awards, he is a native of Uniontown, PA, and was inducted into the inaugural class of the Uniontown Area High School Hall of Fame in 2013. Now residing in Penn Hills, he is married and has two daughters and five granddaughters.