Born in Arizona 1947.  Raised in Costa Mesa.  Surfed Dana Point before the jetty, and everywhere else on the coast up to Santa Cruz.  Served three tours in Viet Nam.  Retired Army Special Forces.  Raced motocross for 30 years.  Now race Modified Midgets.  Commander of Naval Sea Cadet unit.  Have two awesome sons, one in the Navy (Two tours to Iraq) Combat Search and Rescue, and one in the Army, 101st Airborne, on his first tour, already has his CIB and a Purple Heart.  Both surf, Jeep, and ride motocross.