Woodstock Mayor Writes Novel About Vietnam War

WOODSTOCK, GA — Woodstock Mayor Donnie Henriques is using his personal experiences as a veteran of the Vietnam War to tell the story of a soldier struggling to transition back into civilian society.

"Social Actions: A Vietnam Story" is now on sale at Yawn's Publishing at 2555 Marietta Highway Suite 103 n Canton. The book tells the story of Patrick Haney, who entered the Air Force upon graduating from high school.

Haney was thrust into Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War where "things went sideways quickly."

"He thought he had left it all behind, but it followed him back to the real world," according to a press released issued by Yawn's Publishing. "He didn't know who to trust, but he had to trust someone. Too many people around him had died."

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Henriques was first elected to the Woodstock City Council in 1999 to serve Ward 6. He ran for the office of mayor in 2005 and was elected to serve his first term. He was re-elected in 2009, 2013 and 2017.

Henriques was born in New Orleans, and served in the Air Force from 1970 to 1974. He obtained his bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University in 1979 and moved to Woodstock in 1993. He and wife, Dr. Jan Henriques, have three children and three grandchildren.

The mayor told Patch he will schedule a book signing session at FoxTale Book Shoppe in the coming weeks.

"Social Actions" is on sale for $16.99 in paperback form. It's also available online at Yawn's Publishing, Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Images via city of Woodstock and Yawn's Publishing