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Ruben Benjamin Whittington was
born and raised in Norristown, Pennsylvania. At the age of seventeen, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. During his enlistment,
he spent a one year tour of duty in Vietnam as part of the U.S. build up during that war. He began his law enforcement career
with the Norristown, Pennsylvania Police Department for four years before he moved to Los Angeles and joined the Los Angeles
Police Department. He worked for LAPD for 21 years and retired at the rank of sergeant. Ruben also joined the California Army
National Guard and the California Air National Guard. Ruben taught law enforcement for seven years to high school students
at Los Altos and Workman High Schools under the direction of the La Puente Valley ROP. Ruben Benjamin Whittington
was the victim of a homicide in 2004. Ruben Benjamin Whittington is the author of Soldier:
Behind the Badge and Moonspinners, Viet Nam '65-'66.
According to the book description of
Soldier: Behind the Badge, “The dual life of an American special agent, like that of James
Bond, who disguises himself as a police officer and fights crime on the busy and dangerous streets of Los Angeles. Then, when
his country needs him, his true identity is revealed and he becomes a secret CIA special agent in this action-packed novel
set in today's treacherous and volatile world. For fun, Lance Kessler is a Los Angeles Police Officer, but his real profession
is being a top-notch freelance agent for the CIA. He's the best the CIA has. But now Lance has crossed paths with a secret
worldwide criminal organization known only as PHANTOM, and PHANTOM has decided that Lance needs to be eliminated.
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