Where Eagles Go to Die (eBook)

Marine operating engineer, 82nd Airborne paratrooper, Special OpsArmy Ranger, an entrepreneur who circumnavigated the globe, area few of many pursuits that insatiable curiosity led the author toexplore. He takes the reader on a ninety-year journey from near deathas a child, through an unhappy childhood, leading to dropping outof high school. He found success in the military and after honorabledischarge, returned to school become an educator earning BA, MEd,and ATA degrees. With wisps of humor throughout, he describesone of his special needs students with a very loudvoice. "e;If she had hooked up with Joshua outsidethe walls of Jericho he would not have neededany trumpets!"e;He received a Fulbright appointment to England,and was presented to the Queen Mother at her garden party. Hetaught every level from elementary to engineering students at thecollege level, taught at a Job Corps center, and a state institution forincorrigible youths, His greatest success was teaching public schoolspecial needs students using materials and methods he developed. Read about their remarkable achievements that were both inspiring,and astonishing. He survived two open heart surgeries, two heartstent implants, cancer, and a stroke, outlived two wives, and happilyremarried at age 83.