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Three Years in S.E. Asia in the U.S, Army (retired USAR Lieutenant Colonel); Two years government service work as a GS-14 in Iraq during that conflict.
City councilman/vice-Mayor and Mayor of Hutchinson, KS; Planning & Zoning Council, Carlisle, IA
College administration culminating as VP of Des Moines Area Community College
Co-owner of LaGrave Klipfel Clarkson, a Strategic Marketing COmmunications firm.
Guest lecturer/Visiting Professor at various colleges and universities; Currently Adjunct Professor at the University of Mississippi specializing in International Journalism (Writing from combat zones)
Author, attaining the Number One in six categories on Amazon Books ("The Civilized Jungle, Vol. I) within thirty days of publication; Similar success with second in the by series; Vol. III to be published late in 2018; The first volume of "The Medicinal Jungle" scheduled for release in early 2019.
Owner of the not-for profit "Ola Brisa Gardens" cited by TripAdvisors as the Number One Tourist Tour in Manzanillo, Mexico.
