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Captain Tom McKeown served 30 years in the U.S. Navy. He was Commanding Officer of two warships and four Naval Bases. His novels engage his readers with many intriguing challenges as well as much humor.

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Behind the Farewell

As the Northern Ireland “troubles” rage around it, the oldest US naval base in Europe prepares for the end of an era.

Captain Tom McKeown comes to the city of Londonderry to close and transfer the US base to the British Army.  Read More

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Captain McKeown, an officer of insight and good will, gives his reader an exciting account of the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland during the 1970’s. My husband, a military veteran himself, found Londonderry Farewell an historically important and accessible read. I give Londonderry Farewell 5 stars!

MARY M. BYRNE
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The stories of the closeness of teams and families in the military in spite of political differences or hardships rang true and was very nostalgic to me. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good story rooted in historical facts.

DANIELLE COOK
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A very interesting aspect of problems facing the USN during the closing of a Naval base. What you want to do versus what you are ordered to do, while maintaining a common rapport with the citizens of Northern Ireland. Extremely entertaining.

TRUDY MCCARTNEY
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About the Author

Thomas J. McKeown, Captain USN (Ret) has a BS in Mathematics from Seton Hall University with a minor in Creative Writing, and an MS in Telecommunications Engineering from the U.S. Naval Post Graduate … Read More

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