Meet Author Lt. Col. Les Carroll
Meet Author Lt. Col. Les Carroll:
Focusing on his experiences from his two deployments to Afghanistan and service at the Air Force Mortuary at Dover Air Force Base, "This Troubled Ground" is an Air Force Officer's search for meaning as his world intersects twice with a mother's desperate quest to find hope after her young son is killed serving with the US Marines in Afghanistan.
Following the talk there will be a Q&A and audience members can buy signed copies of his book. Adults.
This event was generously sponsored by the Friends of the Herndon Fortnightly Library.
Registration Required:
This program is an in-person event at the Chantilly Regional Library and is suitable for those aged 16 years and above. Please register using the button below.
- Date:
- Saturday, November 9, 2024
- Time:
- 12:30pm - 2:00pm
- Library Branch:
- Herndon Fortnightly Library
- Categories:
- Author Event Military Family Appreciation
- Audience:
- Adults Teens
About Les Carroll:
Les Carroll grew up in South Carolina, served in the Air Force and Air National Guard for twenty-eight years and retired in 2013.
He served two tours in Afghanistan and one tour at the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center at Dover Air Force Base. He is an award-winning military and civilian journalist and acclaimed documentary filmmaker.
His documentary "Bringing the Fallen Home" aired nationally on PBS affiliates in 2014 and statewide in South Carolina every Memorial Day weekend since 2014. He has written and published multiple books.
