About the Author

Tony Peluso currently practices law in Tampa, Florida, representing law enforcement in federal and state courts. Born in Pennsylvania, Tony grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, where he graduated from a Jesuit prep school. Dropping out of Arizona State University after his second year, Tony volunteered for the Airborne and served in Vietnam from 1968-1969 as an enlisted paratrooper with the 173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate). Intensely motivated by his war time experiences, Tony returned to college, graduated with distinction with a degree in history, graduated from law school, passed the Texas bar, and obtained a commission as a Captain in the United States Army, Judge Advocate General's Corps in 1975. Tony served 17 more years on active duty as a JAGC of-ficer in different assignments, including tours with the 82nd Airborne and later another with 18th Airborne Corps. In 1992, Tony retired as a Lieutenant Colonel to take an appointment as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Tampa Division of the Middle District of Florida. Tony served more than 14 years as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office until 2006, when he retired from the Department of Justice to assume his current responsibilities.

Reviews

Waggoners Gap is a compelling read. As a former Cobra pilot, I especially enjoyed the combat flying sequences in Europe and the Pacific. -Herb Caddell, retired Deputy U.S. Marshall Want to know what it was like to be an Airborne soldier in combat? Here is your chance. Tony Peluso does an outstanding job of putting you in the "boots on the ground" during World War II. By the time you finish reading this very detailed account of actual events, you will feel like you were there when it happened.... Airborne, all the way! -David F., former Airborne Officer