The Faces Behind the Bases: Short Biographies of the Persons for Whom Military Bases are Named

Have you ever wondered for whom military bases are named? This book gives a short biography for those persons, including the halls and monuments at the Service Academies. it doesn't dwell on the politics, if any, that were a part of the naming decision. Check on your favorite base and then look at the entire book as a history of our nation.

Mark W. Royston was born and raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia on land occupied by his ancestors since 1819. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy and ran a small industrial business in Southern California. His previous writing has been fictional accounts of how his ancestors may have lived in the Blue Ridge along with some memories of growing up.Cover Photograph by Dan Wolf, Firefighter Lieutenant, Grissom Reserve Air Force Base.Cover Graphics by Sarah Apke.