Book Signing at Wounded EOD Warrior Polar Bear Plunge!

Stephen will be at the 3rd Annual Wounded EOD Warrior Polar Bear Plunge in Fredericksburg, VA. on 27 Feburary 2010 to sell and sign copies of "Proximity." The event begins at 9:00am. Visit http://www.woundedeodwarrior.org/ for more details. Come out and support this great organization and their important cause.

Proceeds from the sale of "Proximity" support the EOD Memorial Foundation; http://eodmemorial.org/.

Meet the MWSA Authors! - Rescheduled

Steve will join fellow Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) award recipients, Rob Ballister (God Does Have a Sense of Humor), Luke Ritter (Securing Global Transportation Networks), and Wesley Gray (Embeded: A Marine Corps Adviser Inside the Iraqi Army) on 23 January at the Navy Exchange in Annapolis, Maryland from 11:00am-1:00pm. Copies of Proximity will be available for purchase and Steve will be happy to sign your book, and talk about the EOD community. This event has it all - humor, fiction, non-fiction, and current events. Come and meet these four award-winning authors!

1/15/10

We're discounting "Proximity" for this event selling each copy for $20.00. Since you will be purchasing from me directly, please bring cash - one "Jackson" per book.

As always, part of the proceeds will benefit the EOD Memorial Foundation.

Meet the Authors Event - Weather.

A friendly reminder that Stephen Phillips will be at the NEX in Annapolis, MD tomorrow December 19, 2009 11:30am-1:00pm, to sign copies of Proximity and talk about the book. There is a chance that the event will be affected by base closings due to expected snow in the Greater DC-Baltimore-Annapolis area. Visit the Navy Base website (https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Annapolis/index.htm) for information on closings or watch for my postings here, via Twitter (@eodauthor) or on my facebook fanpage (http://www.fbook.me/Author_Stephen_Phillips).

Meet the Authors!

Stephen Phillips (Proximity: A Novel of the Navy’s Elite Bomb Squad) will join fellow military authors Rob Ballister (God Does Have A Sense of Humor) and Wesley Gray (Embedded: A Marine Corps Adviser Inside the Iraqi Army) at the Navy Exchange in Annapolis, MD on 19 December, 11:00-1:00pm. Steve will be on hand to sign your copy of “Proximity,” talk about the book, and discuss life as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician. Proceeds from Proximity support the EOD Memorial Foundation.

60 Minutes report on Task Force Paladin

60 Minutes did a piece on Task Force Paladin - EOD Techs in Afghanistan. They focused on route clearance. Visit "The Deadliest Weapon" for a video of the broadcast piece plus extras such as "Bomb Squad Training" and "The Deadliest Job."

(Photo: Navy Lt. Jonathan Kehoe, commander, Plt. 602, 63rd Bn., EOD Mobilization Unit 6, attached to 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., crosses the finish line in 10 minutes and 13 seconds for the Guinness World Record for the fastest mile in a bomb suit at Camp Echo Feb. 2. Photo credit Sgt. Rodney Foliente)