WARREN - ''Valor and Sacrifice,'' a 424-page book of more than 200 veteran profile stories written by Tribune Chronicle staff between 2003 and 2011, will be on sale today.
The single-volume collection of stories is based on 217 interviews with Trumbull County veterans.
The hardcover, full-color book includes photographs taken by newspaper staff as well as pictures provided by the veterans. There also are photographs from the National Archives included in the coffee-table-style book.
The book will be available for sale at today's Trumbull County Veterans Day celebration and parade at First Presbyterian Church in Warren. It will cost $34.95 plus tax if purchased during the event.
Those who have pre-ordered the book can pick up a copy from 8 a.m. to noon today in the Tribune Chronicle lobby, 240 Franklin St. S.E.
The Tribune Chronicle also will hold a sale of ''Valor and Sacrifice'' from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Walmart, 2016 Millennium Boulevard, in the front of the store near the cash registers. This will give customers a final opportunity to purchase the book at the $34.95 pre-sale rate.
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2012 Veterans Day
celebration and parade
10 a.m. today - A performance by the 338th U.S. Army Reserve Band in First Presbyterian Church on Mahoning Avenue in downtown Warren
11 a.m. - A traditional Veterans Day ceremony in the church
12:15 p.m. - The annual Trumbull County Veterans Day Parade starting on the corner of West Market Street and Mahoning Avenue
Beginning Monday, the limited-edition book will be available during business hours in the Tribune lobby for $39.99.
For more information or to order now, contact the Tribune Chronicle at 330-841-1696 or online at www.tribtoday.com.