I am a retired staff sergeant. I served in the Air Force and did one tour in Vietnam . I then joined the Army National Guard, during which I participated in Operation Team Spirit in Korea .
I previously collected and researched German, Japanese, Russian, North and South Vietnamese, and Red Cross medals and badges. My current collection interests are Iraqi items. I wrote this book to help collectors identify what they have found and determine what they would like to add to their collections. I have had two articles published in JOMSA - Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America.