finishing his tour of duty in Vietnam in 1968 at the age of 28, he took a break from active service and joined the National Guard. While in the National Guard he used his life savings and started his own construction/grading business, buying equipment and trucks to maintain roads and excavate/grade land for new homes. Also during the early 1970s, using his own money, he bought land and built a housing development/subdivision. In the mid-1970s, he was offered and accepted an engineering position to maintain the buildings and training facilities for the Army National Guard as Captain. In 1979, he was promoted to director of all State of Georgia Army National Guard facilities as the State of Georgia Facilities Management Officer. Retiring in 1990, he now farms his land in Suches, which lie in the mountains of North Georgia – located between the cities of Dahlonega and Blairsville. Retirement After retiring from the Georgia National Guard in 1990, he started teaching at the local college. He became an instructor of political science and Night Dean at DeKalb College and also at the Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Georgia. In 2005 he took a position as the County Manager for Jasper County, Georgia, one of the larger counties in the State of Georgia with over 370sq miles. While County Manager he was also a volunteer firefighter. He serves on the board of the National Association for Search and Rescue, and teaches search and rescue techniques. Service to community: Union County Firefighter ‒ NPQ 2 National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR), National Board of Directors, Instructor, Lead Evaluator SARTECH I Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Instructor (Federal Emergency Management Agency) CPR Instructor (American Heart Association) Jasper County Firefighter Personal data He has been married to Silvia for {{#expr:()-(1966)-(()<(9)or()=(9)and()<(6))}} years. Soon after they were married, he was shipped to Vietnam. As a military wife she remained stateside and cared for their two children. Silvia is a retired Registered Nurse, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner who writes professionally. Her latest book was published in 2013 and is titled Mountain Tribulations. They have four grown children, and 12 grandchildren. He is a Christian, and a Deacon at his local church. He ran for Congress, and on the Republican ticket launched his campaign for U.S. House of Representatives with the US economy, and leadership as the focus of his run for office in the State of