Charley Valera

Charley Valera
Valera in March 2017
Valera in March 2017
Born (1957-10-22) October 22, 1957 (age 67)
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, speaker

Charley Valera (born 22 October 1957) is an American author. He has chronicled World War II stories as told first-hand by the soldiers, sailors and airmen who were there. His first book was My Father's War: Memories from Our Honored WWII Soldiers.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Valera's second publication was A Military Mustang: The Extraordinary Life of Captain John W. Arens[15][16][17][18]

During the pandemic of 2020, Valera teamed up with rock 'n roll's premier lighting director Cosmo Wilson. Together they have chronicled the continued memoirs from Wilson's more than 40 years in the music industry. Lighting for millions of fans, such artists as AC/DC, Aerosmith, Foreigner, Rolling Stones and dozens more.

Valera is a pilot[19] and aviation enthusiast[20] has been invited to speak on topics of his books[21] and aviation. Valera is also an affiliate Gulf Coast Writers Association in Southwest Florida.

Valera assisted with the four-time Emmy awarded special with host Nick Emmons on "Reflect on D-Day 75 Years Later" on NBC.[22]

He has hosted a TV mini-series program that discusses WWII veterans life stories.[23][24]

The 80 minute documentary, "Memories from our Honored WWII Soldiers" has earned the Accolade Global Film Competition Award for November 2018.

Valera also volunteers his time a pilot, field director and media relations for AERObridge. A non-profit association of general aviation pilots that deliver supplies to areas effected by natural disasters.[25][26][27]

References

  1. ^ "Valera book launch set for Sunday in Leominster".
  2. ^ "A WWII veteran's son captures stories left untold in 'My Father's War'".
  3. ^ "WPKZ Radio FM105.3/AM1280 Travis Condon".
  4. ^ "NBC/NECN The Take Sue O'Connell with Valera DiSalvo Frechette".
  5. ^ "Sentinel & Enterprise-Author Helps Veterans Legacies..Charley Valera".
  6. ^ "Boston Herald Radio Tom Shattuck and Hilary Chabot".
  7. ^ "Sentinel & Enterprise- "My Fathers War" Book Launch Charley Valera".
  8. ^ "Sam Squailia interviews authors Charley Valera, Sean Sweeney and Mark Bodanza".
  9. ^ "Fantastic Book Review from Senator Bob Dole".
  10. ^ "Tim Conway Jr Radio Show".
  11. ^ "WTAG FM94.9/AM580 Jim Polito Show". Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  12. ^ "Program at LHS brings history to life".
  13. ^ "Front Page Series Sentinel & Enterprise Valera/Valera".
  14. ^ Hardaway, Liz. "Battle of the Bulge remembered Saturday in Punta Gorda, exactly 75 years ago". Sun Newspapers. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  15. ^ Hardaway, Liz. "Local veteran, museum volunteer shares 37-year military career in new autobiography". Sun Newspapers. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  16. ^ "Book Launch: The Extraordinary Life of Captain John W. Arens | everythingpuntagorda.com". everythingpuntagorda.com. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  17. ^ "Their stories, their words: the stories of one remarkable SWFL veteran". One News Page. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  18. ^ "A Military Mustang: The Extraordinary Life of Captain John Arens". AllEvents.in. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  19. ^ "Charley Valera earns Commercial rating". FCA Flight Center. Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  20. ^ "Meet Charley Valera of FCA Flight Center in Fitchburg - Boston Voyager Magazine | Boston City Guide". Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  21. ^ "World War II Vets Tell Their Stories".
  22. ^ "New England's Heroes Reflect on D-Day 75 Years Later". NBC Boston. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  23. ^ "Leominster Access Television - My Father's War".
  24. ^ Morelli, Jim. "Local World War II veterans honored in Leominster with France's highest honor". WFXT. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  25. ^ "Local organizations working to bring fresh produce to food banks". WFTX. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  26. ^ "AERObridge Volunteers Ramp Up During Outbreak Crisis". Flying. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  27. ^ "Aerobridge calls for COVID-19 mission volunteers". www.aopa.org. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2021-01-10.

https://www.news-press.com/videos/news/local/2018/11/30/charley-valeras-my-fathers-war-tells-stories-wwii-soldiers/2161822002/ Video of Valera from The News-Press taken at SW Florida Military Museum and Library, Cape Coral, FL.

https://www.wellsvilledaily.com/videos/embed/2161822002/?placement=mobileweb-amp&cst=news&series=news&keywords=

https://www.wpri.com/rhode-show/my-fathers-war/amp/