Theodore Carl Soderberg

Born in Brattleboro Vermont, raised in Westchester County NY. Attended High school in Newtown Conn. and worked 8 months as a psyciatric aid at Fairfield mental hospital for the criminally insane. Joined the Navy in 1967, and for the fisrt time sailed under the GG bridge in a destroyer escort during "The summer of love". I was in Southeast Asia from Feb. 28 '68, after 2 years, returned Feb. 29, '70. I received my AA from the College of Marin, and in '72 went commerical fishing in Alaska. I majored in journalism, and Economics at SF State. From '73 to '87 sold automobiles, everything from VW to RR, Bentley and Mazeratti.1988 I joined the Navys Special boat unit X1, and went to Bahrain during the Iraq/Iran war. In '89 I went back to sea with the Navy's MSC as a civilian Merchant Marine, and '90 part of Dessert Shield/Dessert storm. In between ships I worked as a Hollywood Extra, and joined SAG in '95. In '91 I started shipping on oil tankers for Chevron, as a Merchant Marine.In 1999, I begain shipping on high speed container ships to Asia. In 2007 published Uncharted waters. In 2009 published The Summer of '72. I continue to write, living between Bangkok and San Francisco.