Purchases of photojournalist Gary Emeigh’s book benefit veterans
For more than a half-century, master photographer Gary Emeigh has traveled the First State and flown over it, as a pilot and at one time as a crop duster.
In 2019, he published a coffee table book – 432 pages of color and black-and-white images representing more than 50 years of events and the Delawareans who made them notable for the Delaware State News and The News Journal.
“The Ink in My Blood” highlights people, places and things the average person rarely encounters, including leaders, celebrities, heroes, villains, extreme weather, sports, entertainment, police and crime stories, miracle rescues, and the average person doing meaningful and remarkable things.
Having been raised in a military family, Emeigh has never forgotten his roots with those who serve and their families. He still flies out of Dover AFB as a Civil Air Patrol pilot on search-and-rescue missions. That led him to offer proceeds from sales of the final copies of his book to the Delaware Veterans Trust Fund.
The trust fund, signed into law in September 2013, operates under the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs and provides emergency financial assistance to honorably discharged military veterans residing in Delaware. It has stopped utilities disconnections and vehicle repossessions, made emergency repairs on homes, and sometimes put food on the table. All payments are made directly to creditors. All contributions are tax-deductible.
For more information, go to DelawareVeteransTrustFund.com.
“This book about our state and its history would make a wonderful Christmas gift while benefitting those who serve,” said Dave Skocik, president of the Friends of Delaware Veterans. He was joined by Paul Davis, Friends vice president and president of the Delaware Council, Vietnam Veterans of America.
Valued by the publisher at $80, the book will be provided at no cost to anyone who contributes at least $35 to the Delaware Veterans Trust Fund until copies are gone.
To obtain a copy, contact Paul Davis at 302-697-8384 or pauldavis5233@comcast.net.
