Greg Waddell is the author of 5 Years and 8 Months: A Multimedia Story of a POW in Vietnam, a deeply personal book about his father, Wayne Waddell, a U.S. military aviator and prisoner of war in Vietnam. At the heart of the book is a son’s desire to preserve his father’s story and share it with readers who care about military history, veteran stories, family legacy, and remembrance.
This book is not written from a distance. It comes from family connection, personal memory, and the belief that stories of service and sacrifice should not fade with time. Greg Waddell created this multimedia work to honor Wayne Waddell’s journey and help future generations understand the human reality behind a Vietnam POW experience. The result is a book that combines historical context with personal storytelling, photographs, documents, and reflection.
For many readers, the most powerful part of the book is that it is not only about captivity and survival. It is also about what it means for a family to carry a story forward. Greg’s role as the author gives the book emotional weight because he is not simply documenting history; he is preserving a legacy.
Through this website, readers can learn more about the book, watch the short story video, follow updates, and purchase the digital version. The goal is simple: to help Wayne Waddell’s story reach veterans, military families, history readers, and anyone who believes these stories deserve to be remembered.