Chuck Dean has written several books on transitional and recovery issues for veterans. He served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division and with the 173d Airborne Brigade both on Okinawa and in South Vietnam. He is the author of Nam Vet: Making Peace with Your Past, Midnight Train from Moscow, Down Range: To Iraq and Back, and Inside Shadows. Chuck and his wife, Renee, make their home in sunny Nevada.