After Ashcroft Paperback - 2010

Chuck Dean is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. He was one of the first three hundred paratroopers to be deployed in 1965. After his wartime service he spent two years as a Drill Instructor at Ft. Ord, California, and is now a writer and counselor. He has worked with thousands of soldiers and veterans in the U.S. and across the globe-including Russia, Italy, and France. His mission has always been to help other veterans find positive solutions to the many issues facing them upon returning home. In the Spring of 2004, Chuck was invited by the U.S. Army to assist the paratroopers of the 173d Airborne Brigade in their re-adjustment after combat in Iraq. His focus while at their re-deployment base camp in Vicenza, Italy was to help the troops reintegrate with their loved ones, and readjust to peacetime conditions after prolonged combat exposure in Northern Iraq. The 173d is the same unit Chuck served with as a young paratrooper in Vietnam. In 2008 Chuck was the recipient of the Didi Hirsch Leadership Award for his writing and work to help veterans with readjustment issues. He continues to write and live in the Pacfic Northwest, and is the author of several books on recovery issues, such as "Nam Vet: Making Peace with Your Past" and "Down Range: To Iraq and Back" .