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From Hero to Zero
War Stories, Blunders, and Lessons from Three Generations in Uniform
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About the Author
Paul Riley, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired), served 24 years in the U.S. Army as an Air Defense Artillery officer, including deployments to Desert Storm and Iraq. Following the 30-year career of his father, Major General William Riley Jr., his brother Dave’s Coast Guard service, and his brother Tom’s 30-year Army service, Paul brings a unique three-generation military perspective to his writing. His memoir “From Hero to Zero” combines humor and heart to reveal what military service really looks like. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island and Providence College, Paul volunteers with the Disabled American Veterans and National Museum of the United States Army and lives in Virginia.
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Pink Elephant Publishing LLC is dedicated to sharing authentic military stories that honor service members while entertaining and educating civilian audiences about the reality of military life. Named after a memorable Desert Storm experience, the company embraces the surreal and unexpected moments that define military service—addressing the stories that are “in the room” but rarely talked about with both humor and honesty. Through publishing military memoirs and related content, Pink Elephant Publishing aims to bridge the gap between military and civilian communities by offering genuine, unvarnished perspectives that capture both the profound and absurd aspects of service.