Robert spent a young life in Oklahoma and finished his teen years in an improvised environment in
California. He earned a degree in Speech at the University of California. He completed ROTC and entered
the U.S Army as a Second Lieutenant Infantry Officer. While in the Army he earned a Master of Arts
degree at the Northern Illinois University. When he was promoted to Major, he served two tours in a
combat environment in the Vietnam war. He was awarded a Silver Star for Gallantry in Action. As a
Lieutenant Colonel he taught Officers at the Leavenworth Command and General Staff school. He has
become a prolific writer of fictional and poem books.