I published my first story with True Detective magazine. And published numerous other stories after that until the company went out of business. My first book Death Angel a memoir of in country and delivering death messages to families after my first tour in Viet Nam was published in 1992 after five years of rejection. Since that time, I have published 18 books of oral history about World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. I also have a series Murder in The Heartland of four books I served 2 tours in Vietnam, was Sheriff of Williamson County, Illinois, and a retired Associate Professor of Criminal Justice. I was selected as an Outstanding Author in Illinois by the Center of the Book in 2006. I have also been involved in writing conferences and have spoken at many writing events including the Pearl Harbor Annual Service event aboard the USS Texas in Houston, TX in 2013.