My name is Rick and I am 63 years old. I was born in an Italian neighborhood in Chicago, Ill. I joined the United States Marine Corps in 1968. By 1969 I was in Vietnam. upon my discharge in 1972, I tried college but found it non productive. I returned to the Corps and stayed until 1993. All this you will learn as you read the book. I moved to Florida where I now reside with my beautiful wife Kim. I have seven children, three mine, one my late wife Cindy's and three Kim's. My goal is for the the book to help those in need.