Christy Sauro Jr

The author was invited to speak about being an “Ugly Angel” during the Vietnam War and of Lieutenant Schryver, who was one of the Ugly Angels who were killed in action. Nickolas Turner acquired and restored YL-37, which was one of the helicopters in Squadron HMM362, nicknamed “The Ugly Angels”. His father was an “Ugly …

The Legacy of the Twins Platoon was the VFW’s staff pick for Sept/Oct. The VFW, founded in 1899, is the nation’s largest organization of war veterans. It remains the oldest major veteran’s organization, making this a real honor for the Twins Platoon and their families.

The Legacy of the Twins Platoon earned a Reader’s Choice five-star rating. It is a GOLD winner in the adult non-fiction category.  

The Legacy of the Twins Platoon is a Gold Winner in the category “Biographies-Survival”.

  Arpad Nagy’s Book Review of “The Legacy of the Twins Platoon” is outstanding, insightful, and heartwarming, to say the least. He is a 1st generation Canadian-Hungarian Father, Husband, Fly fisher, Chef, Reader, Leader, and Writer. Shortlisted for 2024 Northwind Writing Award in NF/Fiction. New owner of First Line Fiction. Editor @ The Memoirist, AoE, …

https://youtu.be/VxPKLnp8JokMeet the authors of “The Legacy of the Twins Platoon” and “Go West! Hear how the life experiences of Sideth Niev and Christy Sauro Jr. are intertwined in this special podcast.    

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The Legacy of the Twins Platoon has been chosen as a Winner of the 2026 PenCraft Seasonal Book Award – Summer Competition in the Nonfiction Historical/cultural category. Author will be at the 10th Annual PenCraft Book Awards Ceremony and Dinner in Las Vegas on April 26, 2027, for the “Presentation of awards and authors’ statements”.