On October 15, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., the Army Heritage Center Foundation will host regional history authors for a book signing at the Foundation's Museum Store within the Visitor and Education Center at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, 950 Soldiers Drive, Carlisle, PA. Participating authors include Robert Alspaugh, Richard Baker, Robert Black, David Fitz-Enz, David Jablonsky, John Nevola, Tom Benjey, and Shand Stringham.

Robert Alspaugh is the author of The Salem Stone Church. Founded in 1787 and located in Lower Frankford Township, Cumberland County. The Salem Stone Church is part of rural Carlisle and the book examines the history of the area as well as the congregational history of the church.

Richard Baker is the author of "Villainy and Maddness" Washington's Flying Camp. The book centers on George Washington's conception of a mobile unit that could deployed to various locations. The author also provides insights on the commanders, officers, and members of the group. Mr. Baker is a retired Air Force master Sergeant and an employee of the Military History Institute, a component of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.

Robert Black, a resident of Carlisle, is a retired Army Colonel, a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and a member of the Ranger Hall of Fame. As the foremost historian of the American Ranger, Black has written numerous works describing Ranger exploits to include Rangers in Korea and Rangers in World War II. He is also the founder of the Ranger Research Collection at the U.S. Military History Institute, a component of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center. Black was recently honored as a Living Legend by the Army Heritage Center Foundation.

David Fitz-Enz is a retired Army Colonel and author of numerous works that include Why a Soldier?; The Final Invasion: Decisive Battle of the War of 1812; Old Ironsides, Eagle of the Sea: The USS Constitution; and Redcoats' Revenge: Alternative History, War of 1812. He also co-produced and wrote The Final Invasion, a PBS movie. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College, Vice President of Cannonade Filmworks, and has appeared on Fox News and CSPAN.

David Jablonsky is a retired Army Colonel and graduate of the U.S. Army War College. David was recently recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the Army War College. He is the author of books on military strategy, Churchill, Hitler, strategic rationality, and national security. His most recent book is War by Land, Sea, and Air: Dwight Eisenhower and the Concept of Unified Command.

John Nevola is an Army veteran, member of the Military Writer's Society of America, and author of articles on disaster recovery and terrorism. He is making his literary debut with The Last Jump, a historical novel based on U.S. airborne operations in Europe during World War II. A portion of the proceeds of his book are being donated to families of fallen veterans.

Military Veteran, Tom Benjey is the author of Doctors, Lawyers, Indian Chiefs and Keep A-goin': the life of Lone Star Dietz. His areas of literary focus are the Carlisle Indian School and Football.

Shand Stringham is a retired Army Colonel and former faculty member at the U.S. Army War College where he taught courses on national security and strategy. He is the author of Gettysburg Revisited: A Novel of Time Travel and is currently working on a non-fiction monograph on strategic leadership and strategic management.

About the Army Heritage Center Foundation

The Military Heritage Foundation, doing business as the Army Heritage Center Foundation, is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) that that, through donated support, is funding the construction of the public components of the Center—the Visitor and Education Center (VEC) and the Army Heritage Center. As the phased construction program is completed, the Foundation transfers these facilities to the Army to operate, staff, and maintain as part of the Center. The Foundation will then focus on "margin of excellence support" to meet the needs of educational programs and other activities at the USAHEC where federal funds are inadequate or unavailable.

The Foundation completed its Voices of the Past capital campaign in 2010 with the construction of Phase One of the Visitor and Education Center, a key component of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center campus. Opened to the public on May 20, 2011, the Visitor and Education Center is the focal point for the campus, containing the first large exhibit gallery, and hosting educational activities on the USAHEC Campus.

The Foundation's now is seeking grants and donations to build Phase Two of the Visitor and Education Center and to create an endowment to sustain and enhance educational programs. The Foundation's education program coordinates the National History Day in Pennsylvania, complements the Center's programs and exhibits, and is a state approved continuing education provider. The Foundation also supports and enhances the USAHEC's public outreach by supporting marketing initiatives and serving as a public advocate of the Center's mission and programs. Learn more about the Foundation at www.armyheritage.org