Originally from Hawaii, I am a current Cancer Warrior, retiring United States (US) Army officer, and a seasoned Military Historian. My last position in the military was as an instructor at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS where I was recognized by my department as the Educator of the Year for 2024-25.

I received the Army’s General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award in 2012. I have also had unique opportunities to serve as an Interagency Fellow with the Department of Labor, a Legislative Liaison to the US Senate, and a Congressional Partnership Program Fellow with the Partnership for a Secure America - all in Washington, D.C. I also served as a Senior Leadership Fellow with the Center for Junior Officers at West Point.

For schooling I hold a Master of Military Arts and Science degree in History from the US Army Command and General Staff College, where I was an Art of War Scholar. I also hold a Master of Science in Crisis and Emergency Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History both from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where I was an Army ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate.

I have published in numerous venues to include Military Review, InterAgency Journal, Joint Force Quarterly, the Journal of America’s Military Past, the Journal of the American Revolution, the Journal of the Southwest, Military Images Magazine, Naval History Magazine, Army History Magazine, and with National Defense University. My first (award winning) book “Born From War: A Soldier’s Quest to Understand Vietnam, Iraq, and the Generational Impact of Conflict” was released in April 2025. I also served as an editor and manuscript judge for the US Army’s and the Department of Defense’s premier multimedia organizations.

The views expressed in those publications and this website are my own and not of the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or any agency of the US Government.

I am forever thankful for the support of my lovely wife, Sheila and our beautiful son, Tommy.