About
My labor of love has been to write nonfiction about the Twins Platoon of which I was a member. The first book was published in 2006, "The Twins Platoon, an epic story of young Marines at war in Vietnam. My second book was published in 2025, "The Legacy of the Twins Platoon, the true-life stories of Marines at war in Vietnam. I served in Vietnam from December 1967 to January 1969. After being honorably discharged in 1970, I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Technology degree from Northwest Missouri State University. I had a successful career as an insurance agent for Country Financial and retired after forty-seven years. I live in North Branch with my wife. We have three children and three grandchildren.
Featured Work
The Legacy of the Twins Platoon
They were sworn in on television at a pregame ceremony and were guests of the Twins at the game. By the end of the fourth inning, the recruits were hustled to buses whisking them to the Wold-Chamberlain Field Airport, and they flew to San Diego. Before dawn the next day, the Twins Platoon met their drill sergeants at the receiving barracks of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. By the end of the year, the Marines were in Vietnam sprinkled across the length and breadth of the Marine Corps operating areas of I Corps, the northernmost part of South Vietnam where they experienced some of the toughest combat of the war. Khe Sanh and Hue City were just a few of the hot spots they encountered as the 1968 TET Offensive rolled across the country. Not all members of the Twins Platoon came home in one piece. Some did not come home at all. In The Legacy of the Twins Platoon, author Christy Sauro Jr. tells their complete stories from baseball to combat and their lifelong readjustment to civilian life.
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Awards and Recognition
- 1st Place Stars and Flags Book Award Nonfiction Biography 2006 MWSG-471 Plaque and Marine Corps Birthday Ball Guest of Honor 2006
