About The Author

The author in Palo Alto, California

At home with Shultz and Maddie

The author served as a Lieutenant in the U.S Army...  
- September 1966-November 1967 he was an Instructor of Gunnery at the Artillery and Missile School, Ft Sill Oklahoma.  
- September-November 1967 he commanded the Battalion Fire Direction Center, 1/30th Battalion, Vietnam as a 2nd Lieutenant.  
- November 1967-September 1968 he commanded the Alpha Battery Guns, 1/30th Artillery, First Cavalry Division as a 1st Lieutenant and Executive Officer.

He was awarded two Bronze Star Medals with Valor, a Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service, and The Vietnamese Cross Of Gallantry with Silver Star from the Vietnamese Government. In addition, his unit earned a number of citations. He is a surviving victim of Agent Orange.  

The author holds a degree in English from St. Lawrence University with a specialty in creative writing, and has pursued graduate work in law and economics. He has held executive positions in information systems with some major corporations and has published numerous business articles.

Hard Chargers from the Sky is his first novel. He has begun work on a second novel, Overboard on the Taconite Express