Van of Valor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

After Nearly Two Years, ‘Van of Valor’ Opens for Pre-Order at Barnes & Noble — A Cross-Country Ode to America’s Bravest

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JUNE 5, 2026 — Freedom isn’t free, and for Purple Heart recipient Kevin Wallace and his wife Lauren, that truth became a calling. After exchanging their condo for a weathered van, the couple embarked on a 280-day odyssey across all 50 states to ensure America’s heroes are never forgotten. Today, their genre-defying book Van of Valor is available for pre-order exclusively at Barnes & Noble ahead of its June 30, 2026, release.

Covering 27,106 miles, conducting 317 interviews, and honoring 443 names hand-painted onto the van itself, Van of Valor blends oral history with raw memoir. From the beaches of Normandy to the mountains of Afghanistan, the Wallaces sat face-to-face with Purple Heart veterans, Gold Star families, and children determined to carry their parents’ legacies forward. Even when the van broke down and the emotional weight threatened to end the mission, Kevin and Lauren pushed on — they had made a promise.

“Every name on the Van of Valor is a promise kept,” said Kevin Wallace, U.S. Army veteran and recipient of the Bronze Star with Valor. “This book isn’t just our journey; it’s a permanent monument to the men and women who gave everything so the rest of us could live free. We’re honored that readers can finally reserve their copy and join us in remembering them.”

Van of Valor (ISBN: 9781971678252, 290 pages, paperback) publishes June 30, 2026, and is now available for pre-order at the link below. For review copies, interviews, or media inquiries, please contact [insert media contact].

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