The Uncommon Life Of A Common Man

This book "The Uncommon Life of a Common Man." was written not about the man, but the survival of the events he went through. At 17 in the navy he survived a Hurricane in the famed" Bermuda Triangle" nearly being swept out to sea.

Then a fire aboard ship which exploded putting him on fire, skin grafts, infection isolation given last rites he was dying.

Then a young police officer knifed, and in a high speed chase, nearly killing a 13 year old. Then a nuke disaster the famed Three mile island event in Penna. he was one of the first "D" con teams in the reactor room. Along the way he was credited with saving two lives he also held a 12 year old girl in his arms as she died the last person to hold her a stranger. This is just the tip of the events in his storied life. Along the way he went through a "Divine Intervention"

It is written to give hope to those that may need it. If he could survive they too can.

My name is richard , I have lived the life of a "uncommon man". Uncommon?. judge for yourself. I have been in a hurricane in the "Bermuda triangle" in the U.S navy, nearly lost the ship and was swept out to sea. saved only by my one hand getting caught in a chain. I have been on fire from a fire aboard ship ,I have been condemned to die as my body was filled with staph infection from skin grafts, given my last rites. I have been as a young police officer in a running high speed chase nearly killing a young lad as I drew down on him .TMI nuke event in 1979 in Pennsylvania I had my hand on that run away reactor. I have gone through a "Divine Intervention" .to this very day I still cannot come to grips with it. Over 66 years ago. I have come from a dysfunctional family Father a drunk ,mother the town flavor of the month. I lived in tarpaper shacks picked dumps for clothes. Studied by oil lamps .Never had a birthday or a Christmas. 10th grade drop out. YET! when the Japanese had their nuke event, they sent twice to my home their reporters from their top newspaper asking me about their nuke problem. A drop out throw away kid in another countries newspaper/along the way I have held death in my hands credited with saving two lives. I have been a crew member of the presidential yacht "Sequoia" have steered the oldest ship in the Navy "Old Ironsides ".
My ,Uncommon Life of a Common Man." is dedicated to my one and only love my soulmate. Without her by my side I could not have lived this life. Hopefully this account will inspire others to succeed in their lives , If I could ,so can they. I write my own proverbs. One I like. "Hardship is the fire that tempers the steel in your backbone." I'm not a polished writer , I write from my heart and what I feel.