Raúl Herrera
Raúl Herrera is a decorated Vietnam War veteran. He
volunteered for the US Navy in September 1965 and received an Honorable
Discharge after four years of service. He has written for Vietnam magazine, Sea
Classics magazine, and the New York
Times. He served as a board director and president of the Swift Boat
Sailors Association. He was selected as one of the Top 10 National Finalists in
the John T. Lupton New Voices in Literature Awards for non-fiction (2003). He
lives in Richmond, Texas.