Tom Keating

Tom Keating is a graduate of Stonehill College, North Easton, MA. “Yesterday’s Soldier,” the story of his journey from Infantry Officer Candidate to conscientious objector, is available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.

Tom studied for the priesthood at Holy Cross Seminary for five years before serving in the United States Army, including a tour of Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He served with the 47th Military History Detachment, assigned to 1st Logistical Command Headquarters, Long Binh Vietnam, and Headquarters, US Army Vietnam, (USARV) also in Long Binh. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal twice for his work with those units.

He attended Boston University and completed his Master’s degree in Education, and taught high school in Burlington, MA for eight years. A career in corporate communications and learning followed. He worked for high technology firms such as Wang Laboratories, Digital Equipment Corporation, IBM and EMC Corporation.

His writing at the AGAPE writing program for veterans at Boston College was under the direction of Roxana Von Kraus. He also attended the Joiner Institute Master Writing Program at at the University of Massachusetts, Boston in 2017 and 2018.

Excerpts from Tom's memoir have appeared in national anthologies such as “War Stories”, an anthology edited by Sean Davis, and “Shakedown” published by Warrior Writers Boston in their book “Complacency Kills”. His work has appreared in "Wrath-Bearing Tree", VVA 's "Vietnam Veteran", MSOA "Dispatches, Birch Bark Edtiing's "Microlit Almanac".

Tom and his wife, the artist Kathleen Keating, live in Massachusetts where he is an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and is committed to assisting veterans of all ages.