Lieutenant Colonel Robert N. Leary, USA
(ret.) “was a career Army Officer having served 24 years, with two tours in Vietnam as an Infantry Officer and Green
Beret. He was also a police officer in Berlin for almost 20 years.” As a police officer with the
Berlin Police Department (Vermont), Robert N. Leary rose the rank of Detective. Lieutenant Colonel Robert
N. Leary was “a graduate of Norwich University and earned a Master's degree in Criminal Justice from Union Institute.”
He died on October 2, 2008. (Northfield News) Lieutenant Colonel Robert N. Leary is the author of Laughs
from Nam: Foxhole Humor and Choke Point. He is also the co-author of
According to the book description of
Choke Point, “Larry Han, the leader of the Black Scorpions, a worldwide Chinese criminal gang,
has embarked upon a fiendish plot that threatens to throw the world into a catastrophic crisis. Using a diabolical device
he acquired, he is threatening to block ten major maritime choke points and extort millions of dollars from international
maritime companies. Unfortunately, he does not comprehend the forces he has unleashed. His scheme rapidly escalates out of
control. To prevent a major international confrontation the ISC, the watchdogs for a secret group of economic giants, is directed
to investigate the plot, uncover the leaders, and eliminate the threat, without alarming the public. Events proceed from the
development of an undetectable underwater mine, the murder of the developer and the interception of the ship carrying them.
Events flow from the Panama Canal, to San Francisco, Vermont, Germany and finally to a fiery climax in the pacific off the
Fijian Islands.”
According to the book description of
Laughs from Nam: Foxhole Humor, “General media representation of the Vietnam War has been
full of depressing storylines often unfairly degrading the soldiers who fought there. Although there were exceptions, the
majority of the amazing Americans who served there did their duty honorably, and fought for their country, unit, and comrades.
Regardless of the time, the infantryman's world remains the same: nasty, primitive, barbaric, and personal. However, foot
soldiers have a great sense of humor even during moments of great adversity. Laughter is great medicine. In combat, it is
tension release value that allows them to make their lives livable. Laughs from Nam contains seventeen short stories about
true events with humorous components in which the author was involved. The stories poke fun at the author as well as many
of the great guys he served with. There is some understandable dark humor in several stories, considering the abnormal environment
of infantry combat.”
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According to the book description of
The Insurance Policy, “The five-year-old son of the President of the United States is kidnapped.
Ed Downing, head of the Secret Service Presidential detail is unexpectedly thrown into the middle of a shadow world of intrigue,
of international financial empires. He is confronted by facts from his past; that will forever change his future, as well
as the future of millions of others around the world. He comes face to face with an anonymous group of individuals who wield
unbelievable power, and can control the rise and fall of nations. However, one in that group wants it all, and implements
a fiendish plan to eliminate the others, without causing worldwide alarm. Unknown to the usurper, a top-secret defense mechanism
exists. It swings into action to identify the threat, and eliminate it. The story flows from Washington, D.C. to Vermont,
South Africa, the Mediterranean, and, finally, to the German Alps for the climactic ending.”
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