Michael served with the 2nd Battalion,
9th Marines in Vietnam. He is a decorated
veteran with 27 combat operations on his record.
He is a tenured professor of journalism,
New York University & former reporter
for the New York Times.
He is the author of
These Good Men
Random House, 1990.

"Beth" is a tenured professor
of nursing at New York University; author of
We Band of Angels
the story of the American military nurses
captured by the Japanese during WWII.