Joe Giannini, Vietnam veteran and producer of local access TV show, Gung Ho, and Jack Bilello, author and lecturer on historical topics, discuss some of the back stories of WWI and the Vietnam War.
Born, raised and educated in East New York, Brooklyn, Jack Bilello, a former Fulbright Scholar and Chairman of History at the Lindenhurst, New York Public School System, lives in Massapequa Park, Long Island. He has served as an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s College and as a field supervisor at Dowling College on Long Island. He is the author of four novel as well as numerous magazine and newspaper articles and reviews. He has appeared on radio and TV programs and has been a lecturer and guest speaker at various venues, including Molloy College, Farmingdale University and Long Island University. Jack’s Books are: Heart of a Lion, I Still Love Joni James, Bonds of War, and American Patrol. His Lectures are: WWII, THE CIVIL WAR, and LAUGH, CRY, THINK, and THE ITALIAN AND JEWISH AMERICANS IN WAR AND PEACE.
Joseph Giannini practiced Criminal Law for 43 years. He received a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and his B.A from Hofstra University. He served a tour in Vietman, ending his military service with the rank of Captain. He lives with his family on the East End of Long Island. He has written for various veteran’s magazines and journals and has published a collection of short stories about his experiences in Vietnam, SOFT TARGETS.
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