Raúl Herrera is a decorated Vietnam War veteran. He volunteered for the US Navy in September 1965 and received an Honorable Discharge after four years of service. He has written for Vietnam magazine, Sea Classics magazine, and the New York Times. He served as a board director and president of the Swift Boat Sailors Association. He was selected as one of the Top 10 National Finalists in the John T. Lupton New Voices in Literature Awards for non-fiction (2003). He lives in Richmond, Texas.

This is a true story of what Swift Boats and their gallant crews accomplished during that underappreciated war in South Vietnam. Capturing Skunk Alpha will secure our honorable place in US military history." —Captain Edward J. Bergin (USNR, Ret.)"Capturing Skunk Alpha is quite significant in that it tells of the courage, enthusiasm, and professionalism of those fortunate enough to be known as SWIFT Boat sailors, and the very important role they played in successful operations by the Navy’s Brown Water forces during the Vietnam War." —William L. Schachte Jr. (Rear Admiral, JAGC, USN Ret.)

Raúl Herrera is a decorated Vietnam War veteran. He volunteered for the US Navy in September 1965 and received an Honorable Discharge after four years of service. He has written for Vietnam magazine, Sea Classics magazine, and the New York Times. He served as a board director and president of the Swift Boat Sailors Association. He was selected as one of the Top 10 National Finalists in the John T. Lupton New Voices in Literature Awards for non-fiction (2003). He lives in Richmond, Texas.

This is a true story of what Swift Boats and their gallant crews accomplished during that underappreciated war in South Vietnam. Capturing Skunk Alpha will secure our honorable place in US military history." —Captain Edward J. Bergin (USNR, Ret.)"Capturing Skunk Alpha is quite significant in that it tells of the courage, enthusiasm, and professionalism of those fortunate enough to be known as SWIFT Boat sailors, and the very important role they played in successful operations by the Navy’s Brown Water forces during the Vietnam War." —William L. Schachte Jr. (Rear Admiral, JAGC, USN Ret.)

Raúl Herrera is a decorated Vietnam War veteran. He volunteered for the US Navy in September 1965 and received an Honorable Discharge after four years of service. He has written for Vietnam magazine, Sea Classics magazine, and the New York Times. He served as a board director and president of the Swift Boat Sailors Association. He was selected as one of the Top 10 National Finalists in the John T. Lupton New Voices in Literature Awards for non-fiction (2003). He lives in Richmond, Texas.

This is a true story of what Swift Boats and their gallant crews accomplished during that underappreciated war in South Vietnam. Capturing Skunk Alpha will secure our honorable place in US military history." —Captain Edward J. Bergin (USNR, Ret.)"Capturing Skunk Alpha is quite significant in that it tells of the courage, enthusiasm, and professionalism of those fortunate enough to be known as SWIFT Boat sailors, and the very important role they played in successful operations by the Navy’s Brown Water forces during the Vietnam War." —William L. Schachte Jr. (Rear Admiral, JAGC, USN Ret.)