The author, a native born West Virginian and graduate of Marshall University, is a retired Army officer and lives with his wife, Carol, in the Shenandoah Valley near Staunton, Virginia. The book is...view moreThe author, a native born West Virginian and graduate of Marshall University, is a retired Army officer and lives with his wife, Carol, in the Shenandoah Valley near Staunton, Virginia. The book is dedicated to their children and spouses and to their grandchildren.view less