{"id":466587,"date":"2026-09-17T08:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/466587\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T08:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:58:12","slug":"long-beach-ca-author-shares-a-journey-of-service-resilience-and-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/466587\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach, CA Author Shares a Journey of Service, Resilience, and Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"image nofollow noopener\" class=\"image_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/media.prleap.com\/image\/111186\/full\/Raprager_Featured_Cover.png\" title=\" &lt;br \/ &gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/media.prleap.com\/image\/111186\/full\/Raprager_Featured_Cover.png&quot;&gt;Download Full Size Image&lt;\/a&gt;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Raprager_Featured_Cover.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. announces &#8220;Navigating the Waves of Change: A Veteran&#8217;s Journey&#8221; by Louis Raprager III, a personal exploration of military service and the challenging journey of returning to civilian life.<\/p>\n<p>A Navy veteran, Raprager examines the lasting emotional effects of service through his own experiences as well as the military legacy within his family. His father, a Vietnam War veteran, carried invisible wounds that affected both him and those around him. Witnessing those struggles helped shape Raprager&#8217;s respect for military service and influenced his own decision to join the Navy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Navigating the Waves of Change&#8221; follows Raprager&#8217;s passage through military life and into a civilian world that could feel unfamiliar after service. The book addresses PTSD, anxiety, isolation, identity, strained relationships, silence, and the challenge of finding meaning after leaving the military.<\/p>\n<p>Raprager also explores the role that connection can play in healing. His journey encompasses veterans&#8217; support groups, therapy, community, family support, mindfulness, physical activity, and other efforts to develop resilience and rebuild a sense of purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Using the ocean as a recurring metaphor, the book portrays life after military service as a process of navigating changing and sometimes turbulent waters rather than arriving at a simple destination.<\/p>\n<p>This book is intended to speak to veterans while also offering families and other readers a personal perspective on the complexities and lasting impact of military service. Its themes emphasize understanding, communication, community, resilience, and the importance of breaking the silence surrounding mental health.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Navigating the Waves of Change&#8221; is a 142-page paperback with a retail price of $17.00 (eBook $12.00). The ISBN is 979-8-89649-048-7. Published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For members of the press, to request a review copy or author interview, please visit <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com\/pages\/media-requests\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com\/pages\/media-requests<\/a> or to buy the book, visit our online bookstore at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com\/products\/navigating-the-waves-of-change\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com\/products\/navigating-the-waves-of-change<\/a> . For more information on publishing services, please visit <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dorrancepublishing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.dorrancepublishing.com\/<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. announces &#8220;Navigating the Waves of Change: A Veteran&#8217;s Journey&#8221; by Louis Raprager III, a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":466588,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-466587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}