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Nov 03

Veterans Day Reads

Posted on November 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM by Genesis Gaule

Blog Book Notes

Veterans Day

The Library will be closed Tues, Nov 11 in observance of Veterans Day. Veterans Day is a U.S. federal holiday to honor all military veterans for their service, whether in peacetime or conflict. 


Veteran's Day

A Vietnam Memoir
by Kane Rod

MH 813.54 KANE 

Recounts the story of a young combat medic in Vietnam and his never-ending battle with the memories and nightmares the war left him. 


The River We Remember

by William Kent Krueger 

Mystery KRUEGER 
also in Large Print and CD

On Memorial Day in Jewel, Minnesota, the body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster Rive. The investigation falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars from his military service. As suspicions and accusations mount and the town teeters on the edge of more violence, Dern struggles not only to find the truth of Quinn’s murder but also put to rest the demons from his own past. 


Zero Day

by David Baldacci  

Mystery BALDACCI John Puller v.1 

John Puller is a combat veteran and the best military investigator in the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigative Division. His father was an Army fighting legend, and his brother is serving a life sentence for treason in a federal military prison. Puller has an indomitable spirit and an unstoppable drive to find the truth. 


Hacksaw Ridge: a true story

DVD HACKSAW 

The amazing true life story of Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector ever to be awarded the Medal of Honor. A 7th Day Adventist who believed WWII was a just cause--even though killing was not--Doss was the only American soldier to serve on the front lines without a weapon, and single-handedly saved the lives of 75 men. 


Explore more books about war veterans in our catalog!


Browse our Military History Collection

The Henry Tweten Military History collection is one of the most extensive military history collections in the region. Our collection covers all of the wars and conflicts the U.S. has been involved in and includes books, DVDs, magazines, a diorama, and military memorabilia.


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