

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Book Signing with Rick Shockey
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us at WordPlay on Saturday, March 21 from 4:00 to 5:00PM for an informal meet-and-greet with Hardy County native and historian/author Rick Shockey. He will chat with readers and sign copies of the first two volumes of his nonfiction trilogy, Hardy's Heroes.

Nationwide, Americans have paid great respect and honor to those who fought and perished at war. Hardy County, West Virginia, is no exception. At the county courthouse in nearby Moorefield, a large memorial wall is dedicated to local citizens who were killed in battle or died during World War I and II.

Thirty-three men from Hardy County were killed between 1940 and 1945 during World War II--a conflict of immense global proportions that not only took the lives of soldiers, airmen, and sailors but also claimed the lives of innocent civilians.

Both volumes of Hardy’s Heroes focus on these 33 brave men and their fascinating stories, painstakingly researched by the author. Rick Shockey is a graduate of Moorefield High School who served honorably in the U.S. Coast Guard as a member of a HH-3F helicopter search and rescue unit. He holds degrees from West Virginia University and Kennesaw State University and now lives with his family in Atlanta, Georgia, where he works for the Cobb County School District.

Copies of Hardy's Heroes, Volumes I and II, are available for purchase at WordPlay. The March 21 event at WordPlay, located at 50 West Main Street in Wardensville, is free and open to the public; no registration required. For more information, email info@wordplaywv.com.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wardensville/book-signing-with-rick-shockey/200029793362841
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, meet-and-greet, meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Wardensville
- **state**: WV
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 50 West Main Street, Wardensville, WV, United States, West Virginia 26851
- **lat**: 39.07615
- **long**: -78.59599
- **full address**: 50 West Main Street, Wardensville, WV, United States, West Virginia 26851

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- **organizer**: WordPlay (https://allevents.in/org/wordplay/18535985)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 50 West Main Street, Wardensville, WV, United States, West Virginia 26851
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** WordPlay
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, meet-and-greet, meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Book Signing with Rick Shockey ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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