I worked for 30 years as a defense consultant and military historian before taking early retirement and becoming a high school history and ESOL teacher. I then retired from that job in 2015 and moved to Gettysburg, where I write and take photographs for the "Civil War News" and volunteer at the national park. I started traveling to historic sites with my parents when I was 3 and I've been taking photos of my travels since I was 8 years old. I've been a part-time freelance photographer (mainly sports) for 20 years and coached soccer teams for 20 years.