Subject: Re Honors at Arlington Book-its Published!
Hello Fred and all of you who made the “Honors At Arlington Trip,”
Eric and I, are very proud to make an official announcement that the “Honors at Arlington” Book we have been working on since June, has been completed! Its is available on line for anyone to purchase or to preview. Here is the link to the website:
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/831935
If you cannot find it, type in your address bar “blurb.com” and in the search field type “Honors at Arlington,” it should get you there. The full name of the book is “Honors at Arlington: Missing in America Project” by Larissa Browning and Eric Matchko.
Now, let’s talk business for a minute. Eric and I have devoted a lots of hours into this book. We had to go thru 5,000 pictures and every newspaper and news publications at the end of the trip. (By the way, Fred, we will contact some of the newspapers and authors letting them know that their work has been published again and give “thank yous” to all of them for contributing.) Anyway, we had a tough job deciding whose pictures will make it and whose would not, so, we made a critical decision to publish this book with the material we had and tried not to miss a face or event. So, this ended up in the book we have now that has almost 700 pictures and 320 pages, including newspaper articles, personal stories and little comments about the trip. (We really tried shortening it, really really tried, but it would not be fair to some people whose pictures would have been cut out. That’s the truth!) This book is a non-profit endeavor and comes from our hearts. So, we understand that the price might come as a surprise for a lots of people, unfortunately, we cannt control it, it was set by the publishing company and compared to wedding albums you might order – trust us this is cheap compared to the 200-300 dollars a book THEY charge! Yikes! There are, however, some things could be done in order to get a better price. For example, if you order a soft cover book and 10 books or more at a time, the publishing company will give a 10% discount and a break on shipping. So, 10 soft cover books will cost with shipping and tax total of $648.30, thats $64.83 per book. The most expensive is the hard cover with image wrap, it looks more impressive but comes with a bigger price tag. The book can be ordered directly from that website.
This book also can be googled on line, it will have a tag and a short description like this, all made by Eric: “Honors at Arlington is a photo-documentary of an incredible 10 day journey on motorcycles across the United States; a massive undertaking to bury three forgotten war heros at Arlington National Cemetery. The remains of thousands of vets are sitting on the shelves of funeral homes across the country, often for years without the funds or the resources to pay them their due respect. Often they lie forgotten with no family left to claim them. The Missing in America Project finds these vets and seeks to honor them with the burials they deserve and escorts them to their final resting place with dignity.”
Eric and I will also try to post some of the pictures that got published in the book on to MIAP photography on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24786655@N08/
But, it would be impossible to post all 700 pictures and it would not do the project justice. We will be glad to respond to individual requests if anyone needs assistance with ordering or wanting a copy of their pictures emailed to them or anything like that.
We have enjoyed this trip and thank everyone for the great experience, especially the Redding gang, Fred, Buffalo Solders, SAR, Boozefighters and other riders who participated in this event. It was a great trip, a trip of a life time. Johnnie Callahan, Isaiah Mays and James Dunn have been buried with great respect and unbelievable honors, all done by you! It was an amazing patriotic act as we have ever seen. THANK YOU FOR THAT!
We are going to try our best to promote this book in anyway we can, helping to raise money for those who would like to have a copy but cannot afford it. (P.S. Fred, Eric’s parents even donated some money, so we ordered one for Steve.)
Larissa’s personal website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31461804@N05/
Eric’s personal website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/75437371@N00/
With great love and honors,
Sincerely,
Eric Matchko and Larissa Browning
