Charley Valera (born 22 October 1957) is an American author. He has chronicled World War II stories as told first-hand by the soldiers, sailors and airmen who were there. His first book was ''My Father's War: Memories from Our Honored WWII Soldiers''. Valera's second publication was ''A Military Mustang: The Extraordinary Life of Captain John W. Arens'' During the pandemic of 2020, Valera teamed up with rock 'n roll's premier lighting director

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and dozens more. Valera is a pilot and aviation enthusiast has been invited to speak on topics of his books and aviation. Valera is also an affiliate Gulf Coast Writers Association in Southwest Florida. Valera assisted with the four-time Emmy awarded special with host Nick Emmons on "Reflect on D-Day 75 Years Later" on NBC. He has hosted a TV mini-series program that discusses WWII veterans life stories. The 80 minute documentary, "Memories from our Honored WWII Soldiers" has earned the Accolade Global Film Competition Award for November 2018. Valera also volunteers his time a pilot, field director and media relations for AERObridge. A non-profit association of general aviation pilots that deliver supplies to areas effected by natural disasters.

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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. https://www.wellsvilledaily.com/videos/embed/2161822002/?placement=mobileweb-amp&cst=news&series=news&keywords= https://www.wpri.com/rhode-show/my-fathers-war/amp/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Valera, Charley 1957 births Living people War writers 21st-century American writers