![]() We are exposed to the wide world and all of its frailties. ![]() None can say they were chosen to be one of those facing a potential Soviet attack in the first Cold War. No one else in my high school class can say they were nearly bitten by a King Cobra or eaten by a Bengal tiger. We live a life most could not comprehend. One thing that any man or woman who has served or is presently serving should never deny is being where we were/are gives us experiences others cannot even imagine. There are scenes in the book that come directly from those experiences. I got to see, hear about, and experience through war games and day-to-day activities just how such a struggle might present itself. Having served at United States European Command Headquarters at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart in the middle of the first Cold War was a tremendous aid in writing a story about a U.S.-Russia war. ![]() ![]() It seemed like a simple question until I began to ponder what being in the Army had done for me not only as a future author, but as a person. Someone asked the other day how being in the military helped me write The Red Line. ![]()
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