About the Author

Christy W. Sauro Jr., a former Marine Corps Sergeant, was a member of the Twins Platoon. He served in Vietnam from December 1967 to January 1969. After being honorably discharged in 1970, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Technology degree from Northwest Missouri State University. He had a successful career as an insurance agent for Country Financial and retired after forty-seven years. Sauro and his wife have three children and three grandchildren and live in North Branch, Minnesota.