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Title: Veteran Broadcaster and Air Force–Army Veteran Michael Anthony Releases Memoir The Long Way Around”

United States, 2nd Nov 2026 – About the Book: “The Long Way Around,” a memoir by Michael (Mike) N Anthony, recounts approximately seventy years of personal and professional experiences beginning in post-World War II Syracuse, New York. The narrative follows the author’s early years in an Italian neighborhood, school challenges that included repeating a grade and a public seating arrangement based on academic performance, and his decision to enlist in the U.S. Air Force in 1969.  Subsequent chapters detail technical training and assignments supporting B-52 and KC-135 aircraft at Plattsburgh Air Force Base and Andersen Air Force Base on Guam during the Vietnam conflict, including the intense operational period known as Linebacker II. The book continues with the author’s transition to the U.S. Army as a broadcast specialist, assignments with American Forces Network in Würzburg, Germany, instruction at the Defense Information School, coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics for AFKN in South Korea, and a final posting at Soldiers Radio and Television near Washington, D.C.  Civilian chapters describe work in television production, an Emmy-winning educational video produced for Indiana Farm Bureau, completion of a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University in the author’s mid-sixties, and part-time video production roles. Themes of perseverance, family, service, and personal accountability run throughout the account, presented in a first-person voice that mixes candid recollection with understated humor. Copyright is held by the author for 2026.Key Highlights:  Documents Air Force service as an environmental systems technician on B-52 bombers during major Vietnam-era bombing operations from Guam.  Chronicles Army broadcasting assignment...

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