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After HS I attended the U of ILL as a student of architecture--2years, then a 2-year apprenticeship before being drafted.
BSc Mathematics / teaching certification, Elmhurst College
Service in the Vietnam War: Combat Helicopter Pilot
27 years teaching secondary school, math, English, history
Author 3 books:
NURTURING THE SOULS OF OUR CHILDREN: Education and the Culture of Democracy (2005);
Two-volume memoir of my service in Vietnam as a combat helicopter pilot, and my 12-year odyssey of healing, transformation and reintegration after the war. NOT just another war story but a REAL adventure. I had the opportunity to live in Germany, France, Greece, Tunisia, Mexico and Morocco.
JOURNEY TO MYRTOS: Vietnam to Crete--Healing the Wounds of War (2011);
THE TRIAL OF THE INITIATE: Transforming the Warrior Spirit (2012)
See Amazon.com for synopsis and reviews of these books.
Currently, I am retired from teaching and acting again (I was 1963 class actor):
short film 2011 "From Hell to Here" ( A Vietnam Vet battles PTSD / drama / lead role)
To Kill a Mockingbird, professional theater 2012