Author of multiple books about wars and people who served in them. The latest is a comprehensive look at the Ultimate Sacrifice and service by Wisconsinites from the Civil War to Afghanistan. Among many other things, it examines all 37 Wisconsin MIAs in Vietnam, the most extensive coverage of them in decades, if not ever. But some things from World War I will amaze you, and many other things will tug at your heart.See more at my author website, plus my other books and articles published and unpublished.1. "Building the Bridges to Victory," the story of a World War II combat engineer battalion. Came out in July 2011. An addendum about an infantryman who later became singer Tony Bennett is posted at the website.2. "Heart of the Century: 1949 to 1951: Korea, the shadow of a Third World War … and everyday life in the daily newspaper," came out in November 2010.3. "The Wisconsin 3,800: Our men and women buried or MIA in the lands they liberated in World War II," came out in October 2009.

I shoot photos of tombstones and put them with the Find a Grave record to honor the dead and to assist relatives. The photos range from Civil War veterans to some in Europe for soldiers that I have written about.

Periodic newsletter for the oldest chapter in the nation. I did the main profile and the industry news roundup as a freelancer until the newsletter was discontinued.

The Camp has been a Milwaukee institution since 1901. I also have been the Wisconsin graves registration officer for the past five years, placing thousands of graves into the national Sons database for the benefit of relatives, researchers and fans of history. Registered Wisconsin graves have passed 32,000; when I was offered the job, the number was about 18,000. I have had lots of help in boosting these numbers.

Taught writing, editing and reporting skills to dozens of people currently in publishing and related media, and mentored many of them plus was adviser to the student newspaper. Was founding editor of sports magazine at newspaper after 12 years of being world and national wire news editor in Milwaukee and a few years at an Iowa newspaper. Handled every day of four presidential campaigns and part of another.