Ron Boehm was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. After graduating from Southeastern Louisiana College he went through OCS in the U.S. Marine Corps and was commissioned an officer. He was one of the first group of aviation students the Marine Corps sent through U.S. Air Force Flight School. After earning his Air Force and Navy Wings' he flew the AGA Intruder in combat and served as a Forward Air Controller with the 7th Marine Regiment in Vietnam. Ron currently lives in Houston, Texas has two children and owns a construction company. This is his second book.