"WHERE ARE THEY NOW?" ~ #31 ~ DAVE STEVENS

Next up in my, "Where Are They Now" series is Prairie College alum (Grad of '79) and author, Dave Stevens.

When I was in 9th grade there was a group of, "creatives" who thought it would be a great idea to form a band outside shall we say the confines of the rules at the time. I got to hang around these guys when they would utilize the recording studio after hours. This was when I met Dave Stevens.

After graduation, Dave was involved in mission work in Mexico for a number of years before joining the United States Military.

Dave first began his military career as a Field Artilleryman. Once he realized the potentials that the Army Criminal Investigation Division held, Dave applied for and was accepted into their Special Agent Program where he served for seven years, posted as Personal Protection Detail to the Top Seven dignitaries in the Pentagon, plus their visiting counterparts, whenever they came into town. After this service Dave became a Warrant Officer" (when his 'writing career' was really tested).

It was in Warrant Officer School that he was given written assignments on the leadership styles of Civil War Generals - either side - it didn't matter. This whetted his appetite for all things "Civil War." Dave developed an interest in individuals, and incidents, who had lesser, or no known levels of involvement in, the Civil War.

This experience has has evolved into his passion for researching historical evidence, and putting pen-to-paper. The results has been the publication of numerous, non-fiction biographies.

Dave and his wife Lynn are retired and live in VA, USA.