A Paris audience got a preview Sunday night of Linda's upcoming Black History Month tour.
Many thanks to founder Patricia LaPlante-Collins for inviting Linda to discuss the issues and men of FORGOTTEN.
For more information on Patricia's Expat Soirées and dinners, click HERE or see her Facebook page HERE.
The men of the HQ battery of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion pose in France, July 1944.
Thanks to NPR's Here & Now, recorded at WBUR in Boston, for inviting Linda Hervieux on the show to talk about FORGOTTEN: The Untold Story of D-Day's Black Heroes, At Home and At War. They also published an excerpt from the book. Read it here.
Al Sharpton interviewed Linda Hervieux at MSNBC's studios in Rockefeller Center.
Should D'Day's hero medic, Waverly Woodson, receive the Medal of Honor? That was question Al Sharpton explored on his MSNBC show PoliticsNation. Woodson, dubbed the invasion's No. 1 hero by the black press, was nominated for the nation's highest honor, though he never received it. His widow, Joann Woodson, eloquently made the case to Sharpton about her husband's heroism. Linda's Hervieux's book FORGOTTEN: The Untold Story of D-Day's Black Heroes, At Home and At War, makes the case for Woodson to posthumously receive this important award. See the interview here.
Pictured above with Linda is her oldest friend, Celine Cote Gettings (right), and Celine's family, left to right, Nicole Clay, Francine Clay and Marcel Cote. Thanks to Celine for this photo.
So many friends and family turned out for Linda Hervieux's talk at the River Hawk Shop at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. Linda is a native of Lowell and her first job was for the local newspaper, The Sun, which featured FORGOTTEN on page 1. Read the story here.
So many first cousins on the Hervieux side of the family. Here we are. Some of us, anyway. Thanks to second cousin Beth Pelton for this photo.
Here's Linda with her 93-year-old mother, Rose.
Together again! The old gang from the Lowell Sun when Linda worked there as a reporter in the early 90s. From left to right: Ken Beaulieu, Doug Pizzi, Kathleen Beaulieu, Marcia Peck Cassidy, Mike O'Connell, Melissa Franks and Christopher Scott. Thanks to Mike for this photo.
Lowell Sun photographer Julie Malakie takes a selfie with Linda Hervieux on a frigid, windy day at the Centralville War Memorial in Lowell. Julia's photo and video with Linda appeared on page 1 of the Lowell Sun, along with Christopher Scott's page 1 story about the men of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, the only black combat unit to land on D-Day. Read the story here. FORGOTTEN also make page 1 of the Nashua Telegraph. Read the story here.
FORGOTTEN makes page 1 of the Lowell Sun on Dec. 4, 2015.
Historian Antony Beevor came to Miami to talk about his new book, "Ardennes 1944," and Linda took the opportunity to ask him about her book, "Forgotten." Beevor said he's love to read it. A book is on the way!
The Miami Book Fair offered first-time authors a chance to meet some seriously famous people, among them Georgia Congressman John Lewis. Linda Hervieux was particularly happy to meet Lewis, who has a new graphic novel out about his history fighting for civil rights. "Thank you for writing your book," the civil rights legend told Linda.
Tom Brokaw with me and a copy of FORGOTTEN at the Miami International Book Fair
Linda was so very happy to meet Tom Brokaw at the Miami International Book Fair. His review of FORGOTTEN-- "utterly compelling" is on the cover -- opened many doors for Linda, a first-time author. It was a packed house at Miami Dade College to hear his inspiring talk about surviving his 2013 bout with blood cancer. His new book "A Lucky Life Interrupted: A Memoir of Hope" is excellent.
Linda will be speaking Sunday at 12:30 as part of a three-person panel entitled "Black Heroes of the 20th Century." See all the details here.