Mona Passage

＂Selected as the runner-up for the inaugural Veterans Writing Award, Bardenwerper’s novel explores the friendship between Pat, an officer in the Coast Guard, and Galâan, a Cuban emigrant＂--

Thomas ＂Buddy＂ Bardenwerper served for five years in the US Coast Guard. He is currently pursuing a JD and a master’s in public policy at Harvard Law School and the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government.