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Author Jeff Daley with his Belgian Malinois service dog, Marshall
Jeff Daley with Marshall

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Author biographies

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Short bio

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Jeff Daley is a Vietnam veteran and author of Walking in the Garden, a memoir of long-range reconnaissance in Vietnam. His writing also includes stories inspired by Marshall, his Belgian Malinois service dog. Daley writes about courage, service, family, and the lasting bonds between people and animals.

Medium bio

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Jeff Daley is a Vietnam veteran and author whose work preserves stories of service, survival, and the bonds that carry people home. Trained by the U.S. Army 10th Special Forces in Bad Tölz, Germany, he served as a Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol operator in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. After returning home, he built a career with the Bell System, earned a doctorate, and spent decades supporting fellow veterans. His memoir, Walking in the Garden: A Memoir of Long-Range Reconnaissance in Vietnam, draws on memory, declassified records, and after-action reports. His stories for younger readers are inspired by Marshall, the Belgian Malinois service dog who helped him regain independence.

Full bio

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Jeff Daley’s path began in St. Paul, Minnesota, and led him into military service during the Vietnam War. After specialized training with the U.S. Army 10th Special Forces in Bad Tölz, Germany, he served as a Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol operator in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. At twenty years old and eleven days in-country, he gave his first deep-reconnaissance report from memory. His work with small teams depended on discipline, preparation, and trust. Wounded and reported missing in action, Daley returned home in November 1966. He went on to build a long career with the Bell System, pursue his education through a doctorate, raise a family, and support fellow veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs. He began writing so his family would understand where he had walked and what those experiences meant. Walking in the Garden: A Memoir of Long-Range Reconnaissance in Vietnam combines memory with declassified records and after-action reports. His writing for younger readers draws on the remarkable partnership he shared with Marshall, a Belgian Malinois service dog who helped him regain independence. Across generations, Daley’s books explore courage, responsibility, loyalty, service, and the ties that endure.

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Book information

Books by Jeff Daley

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Vietnam War memoir

Walking in the Garden: A Memoir of Long-Range Reconnaissance in Vietnam

Jeff Daley’s firsthand account follows his path from childhood through Special Forces training, long-range reconnaissance in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, and the journey home. Drawn from memory, declassified records, and after-action reports, the memoir reflects on survival, family, and the lasting cost of war.

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Cover of Marshall Has Two Jobs, a children’s book by Jeff Daley

Children’s book inspired by real events

Marshall Has Two Jobs (And He’s Good at Both)

Marshall, a Belgian Malinois, is both a devoted companion and a working service dog. Inspired by his real partnership with Jeff Daley, this story introduces younger readers to responsibility, service, loyalty, and the special bond between a veteran and the dog who helped him regain independence.

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Interview topics

  • Long-range reconnaissance and the experience of small teams in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
  • Reconstructing a personal memoir from memory, declassified records, and after-action reports
  • Coming home, continuing education, and decades of service to fellow veterans
  • Marshall’s work as a service K9 and the independence their partnership restored
  • Writing a true-to-life children’s story about responsibility, teamwork, and loyalty
  • Preserving family history and veterans’ accounts for later generations

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