Lance Zedric, local author and historian, will present a program on the heroic Alamo Scouts who served during WWII on Saturday, January 28 at 1:00 p.m. at Peoria Public Library North Branch in the McKenzie Room.

Zedric, who appeared on The History Channel with “History’s Mysteries, the Alamo Scouts,” brings the stories of the men who served as Alamo Scouts to life. This free program explores the work of the top secret group which was formed in November 1943 to conduct raider and reconnaissance work in the Southwest Pacific. They performed 108 missions behind enemy lines without losing a single man. Of 700 chosen to train for the group, only 138 were selected as Alamo Scouts and operated as six or seven man teams.

A native of Canton, Illinois, Lance Zedric has authored or co-authored eight books and hundreds of articles ranging from biography to military history to self-help.

Zedric has taught special education in Peoria for fifteen years, and specializes in high school students with severe conduct disorders. He is a two-time recipient of the Children’s Home Educator of the Year Award and the former Director of Public Information and Sports Information at Monmouth College.