Veteran/author to speak Jan. 19

Area residents are invited to the Pleasant Hill Library at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, to hear local author and celebrated war veteran Lieutenant Colonel Mark Weber discuss his life’s journey. Lt. Col. Weber is a former aide to General David Petraeus in Iraq, serving as a military advisor. Soon into his new command, Weber underwent a routine physical which revealed Stage IV intestinal cancer in the 38-year-old father of three. Over the next two years, he would fight a desperate battle he was not trained for, with his wife and boys as his reluctant but willing fighting force.   

Lt. Col. Weber chronicles his life story of inspiration and hope in his book, “Tell My Sons.” The book is written as letters to his boys, so that as they grew up without him, they would know what his life-and-death story had taught him about courage and fear, challenge and comfort, words and actions, pride and humility, seriousness and humor and a never-ending search for new ideas and inspiration.  In early January, 2013, the book was nominated for the 2012 Minnesota Book Awards. Former vice president Walter Mondale said, “‘Tell My Sons’ is one of the most profound and inspirational stories I have ever read. It may be written for Mark’s children, but it may as will be a treatise for all of us about honest parenting and leadership with character in love, family, faith and politics.  For a man who is facing profound health issues, Mark is doing a remarkable job showing us all how to live with courage and integrity.”

The book will be available for sale and for signing at the event.  There is no registration required, and there is no cost for the event. 

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