Hello, my name is Joel and I am living in the high desert country of Arizona with my spouse, Frances. At the start of my tenth decade of life, I think I've come to a place where I can speak wisdom. Rather than bore you with information. I can direct you to my writings, where I depend on my autobiographical experiences to support my work. I am a former warrior spending 25 years in a profession dedicated to applying force and power to achieve the Empire's goals. A creative nonfiction essay is exciting as it gives an opportunity to explore both sides of my personality. The first is "the old soldier," and the other, is "the peace speaker."