A FEW READER COMMENTS

REAL SAILORS AND NAVAL AVIATORS FROM DESTROYERS TO U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIERS DOING THE TOUGH JOB 24/7 FOR NATION AND NAVY

• “Well, I gotta tell you. Your books arrived and I haven't been able to put True Faith down. I even missed lunch when I got lost in your book.” Bill Montague, Naval Aviator in the early fifties and still a consummate aviator of old Navy airplanes. Oakland, California.




• "Great book!  Again!"  Admiral Kin McKee, retired USN; Annapolis, MD.
  



• "You have written a superb memoir which I would recommend as must reading for every Midshipman/NROTC."  Captain Roger Betts, retired USN; Punta Gorda, FL.
  



• “True Faith and Allegiance arrived and I really enjoyed it . . . It is great! I will keep a copy on my bedside table just to refresh myself the remembrance of what those golden by-gone days were like.” Admiral Jim Holloway, former Chief of Naval Operations. Alexandria, VA.
  



• "Thanks for the wonderful read. I stayed up almost the entire night reading True Faith. It brought back great memories as an F4J exchange pilot with the Navy aboard ‘Connie.'” Mike Bennett, Marine fighter pilot, Harrison Township, Minnesota.
  



• "Last night, and with a great deal of reluctance, I tearfully closed the book on one of the best I have ever read - YOURS!  I just loved the whole thing.  Your Dad would have too."  My Mom commenting on the first very (extremely) rough draft in 1992.
  



• "From the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Forrestal fire to the 600 ship Navy, Admiral Booth brings legend to life."  Kathy McCartan, USNA '85; Pensacola.
  



• "It is truly a great read.” Vice Admiral Ed Waller, retired Naval Aviator. St. Michaels, MD.
  



• "Great book!  And I did enjoy it thoroughly.  I do compliment you most sincerely.  You have produced a great book and I do congratulate you."  Captain Paul Stevens; Retired USN combat naval aviator in WWII with an illustrious record.   Nashville, TN.
  



• "I am especially enjoying "True, Faith and Allegiance", because I was there (so to speak).  It brings back so many memories of happiness, hardship, sadness but most of all love and pride.  You write great books, Pete...are you working on another?   I love your enthusiasm and optimism and way with words."  Barbara McCormick,  Navy wife, Chocawinity, North Carolina.
  



• "This book has it all:  A down-to-earth Cold War History, USS Forrestal fire, naval aviators doing the tough job, a bit of Vietnam combat and what victory at sea with the US Navy really means.  Should be required JO reading."  Former VF-74 naval aviator, Lt. Wally Neeb, whereabouts unknown.
  



• “True Faith is all that one could expect, plus some! Your writings sure do give us something to look forward to.” Captain Louie Colbus, Virginia Beach, VA.
  



• "I think it is terrific! I believe advising of its availability for reading by every officer and rating in Navy uniform would constitute a service to our nation. Further, to my mind it merits the category of "highly recommended reading" for the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Defense Department leaders, the Executive Branch of our government, the Congress.  This Marine thanks you."  Lt. Gen. Bob Keller, retired Marine and author.  Pensacola, FL.
  



• "You've done it again!  True Faith and Allegiance should be required reading for every young person in America.  The message is loud and clear.  The book is a great adventure story and totally captivating to this reader.  Well Done."  John B. Connolly, former USS Buck sailor, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
  



• "True Faith and Allegiance is an easy to read and highly enjoyable narrative that will appeal not only to seafarers and naval aviators, but to all readers with an appreciation of the military and those who take the oath to defend the freedoms we all too often take for granted."  Art Giberson, author and retired USN.  Pensacola, Florida.
  



• “Your third chapter describing your first tour as a naval aviator aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, Hancock, was gripping. Few tell the real story so well.” Anonymous author.
  



• "What a fine read!  Your book should be in every JO's personal library and brought to life the challenge and joy of being a Naval Aviator.  Thank you!"  William A. Ross, U.S. Navy aircraft carrier nuclear weapons delivery pilot in the mid-fifties and retired businessman.  Pensacola, FL.
  



• "What a great book!  You were right. Don would have loved it."  Mary Engen, widow of Vice Admiral Don Engen, an aviator's aviator. Alexandria, VA.
  



• "This is an entertaining story of hands-on, positive leadership, told by a Tailhooker who has been there.  I give Pete and OK-3!"  RADM Tom Brown, San Francisco, California.
  



• "Pete: I thoroughly enjoyed reading "True Faith and Allegiance" - even read through it a second time. I really like your 'where are they now" Epilogues. Very interesting book overall.  Your earlier book, "Humble in Victory", is fun to read, but you obviously have a real knack for anecdotal non-fiction.  Here's to more good writing."  John Butts, retired USN Rear Admiral and former head of Naval Intelligence. Pensacola.
  



• "A rare, candid and sometimes painfully honest trip through the professional life of a successful Naval Aviator - very close to home.  I could not put it down.  Jack Christiansen, retired Navy flag officer, former U.S. Navy aircraft carrier CO and an aviator's aviator.  Coupeville, Washington.
  



• “The book you sent me by Admiral Booth is absolutely awesome.” David Eshelman, NROTC student, Auburn University.
  



• "I am so very proud of your book and thank you for sending it to me.  Skip would have been so very honored that you included him in it.  I will always treasure it.  May God bless you."  Joan Holt, widow of Skip Holt, my RIO in two squadrons.  Dothan, Alabama.
  



• “I have been reading your book, "True Faith and Allegiance" for the second time and although I enjoyed "Humble in Victory", I think True Faith is amazing.” Rear Admiral Ted Fellowes, skipper of VF-102 circa 1968.
  



• "I love this book.  Thank you so much for sending it to me.  Please send me ten copies."  Anne Gale Williams, widow of Lt. Bob Gale, VF-114 flying Demons from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Hancock,  Chicago, IL.
  



• "I enjoyed your book immensely and loaned it to Jerry Goodman and then to Phil Jacobs.  It is well written.  Thanks."  David A. Page, retired Captain, naval aviator and attack pilot; Jacksonville, FL.
  



• "I think the effort is most worthy and it is a shame more people don't take the time and effort to record such a complete and warm record of their tour through life in the Navy. I knew a number of the crew that you showed and discussed in your book, but without any doubt the best looking one was Carolyn. Well done."   VADM Dutch Schoultz, retired USN, Alexandria, VA.
  



• “Today at 1500, I finished reading True Faith and Allegiance. I have never been so engrossed in any personal journal. Your book introduced me to a Navy I did not know.” Ed Smith, Virginia Beach, VA.
  



• "I LOVE this book!"  Glenda Anderson; High school English teacher, Virginia Beach, VA.
  



• "I enjoyed True Faith, particularly the chapter on Buck which was my first ship out of the Naval Academy in 1949."  Bill Collins; St. Helena, California.
  



• "I REALLY ENJOYED READING YOUR LAST BOOK!  CONGRATULATIONS!  COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN"  John Dotson, former naval aviator and Houston attorney.
  



• “From destroyer to naval aviator to U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, you have woven a masterful chronology of life on the deckplates and cockpits.” LT Wally Neeb, former fighter pilot and naval aviator.
  



• "If ever a book lived up to its name in both theme and effect, this is it.  This carefully documented and clearly written tale uniquely blends the genre of diaristic account (in the best tradition of Samual Pepys) and splendidly vital autobiography (in the best tradition of Chuck Yeager) to reveal the deep passion and honor of Naval Aviators everywhere.  It is well written, full of sumptuous detail and rigorously avoids the trap of sentimental indulgence that such a work could fall into."  Ron Evans, PhD and former head of the University of West Florida English and language department.