from press release

Randy Cribbs is the author of several published poems and articles in various publications and holds degrees from the University of Florida, Pacific Lutheran University, Jacksonville State University, and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. His current book is presented in an open, personal style with clear vision that exerts an immediate, dramatic presence. His subjects will move the reader to an enlarged awareness of history and being alive. With personal insight, passion, and power, Randy Cribbs is saying in verse and illustrations what has not been so necessarily said about the soldiers life in Vietnam. Those who were there will want to share this book with family and friends for it portrays vividly who they were and what they felt during that controversial time in our history. Others will gain a deeper understanding of young Americans in war through this inciting presentation. Some proceeds from this book support education scholarships for the dependants of Vietnam veterans. Randy Cribbs is a retired U.S. Army officer and resides in St. Augustine, Florida where he teaches and writes. For more information, visit our website at www.somestillserve.com.