John Martin had a 29 year career with the US Army and the Army Reserve as communicator, infantryman and combat engineer, retiring as a First Sergeant, and a 21 year career with the New Hampshire De...view moreJohn Martin had a 29 year career with the US Army and the Army Reserve as communicator, infantryman and combat engineer, retiring as a First Sergeant, and a 21 year career with the New Hampshire Department of Corrections, retiring as a
Unit Manager, prior to turning his hand to writing. His military service took him all over the world, with an assignment to West Germany, almost 2 years in Vietnam in the 60s, Honduras during the Nicaraguan invasion in the 80s, and the Mexican Border and Africa during the 90s. He has been in the areas he writes about, and uses actual events as jumping off points for his stories.view less