Dick Hrebik — author, historian, Marine — brings an amazing amount of life experience, adventure, and spirit to each one of his books. His love of travel and adventurous nature have taken him all over the world, from climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to crossing the Panama Canal. When not traveling, Dick lives with his wife, Carole, in Black Diamond Ranch, FL. In his spare time he enjoys crafting his family wine at Vint Hill Farms in Virginia, which was a former U.S. Army high security listening site.

In honor of his 75^th Birthday, Dick hiked Death Valley and commenced his climb of Mt. Whitney before being overcome with severe altitude sickness. Dick has climbed mountains all over the world, and never experienced altitude sickness, so this came as quite a surprise. Yet it did not deter him from his mission of supporting the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund that provides higher education scholarships for deserving sons and daughters of Marines.