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A retired scientist, John is an instrument rated private pilot and a professional SCUBA diver and Vietnam Veteran.
He left college after his first two years and joined the United States Navy in 1965 where he served in Vietnam. After Discharge he joined the Kent County Sheriff's Department as a road patrol Deputy Sheriff, leaving after five years to return to college.
He served as the Chairman of the West Michigan Group of the Sierra Club for a number of years and is a dedicated environmentalist.
Seriously injured, he nearly died as the result of an accident in the Canadian Rockies while on vacation in British Columbia in 2002. He can, and does, testify to the high quality of Canadian medical care from the perspective of first hand experience. He is an enthusiastic advocate for health care reform in the United States.
Reviews
Rough Riders (1997)
This high quality DVD belongs in every history buffs library next to the real books!
Although clearly the most historically accurate and interesting film on this subject made thus far, there were some liberties taken.
Henry Nash and his "compadre" are fictional characters but are very helpful in moving the plot along. The same is true of Chris Noth's character, Craig Wadsworth.
Bucky O'Neil, properly spelled "Buckey O'Neill", was a real and important person both in, and before the battle. One of the most important people in the history of Arizona, he was actually buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full honors.
William Tiffany died, probably of malaria, while awaiting transport from Cuba. He was not fatally injured in the battle.
The Marshall character portrayed by William Katt is, most likely,a composite of correspondent Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916) and correspondent/photographer James H. "Jimmy" Hare (1856-1946). Both obviously survived the battle and become well known newsmen.