Richard Turner proudly served in the Canadian Army for more than thirty years. Starting as a private, he finished his career with a tour in Kabul as a Senior Officer. Throughout his career, he considered himself lucky to have lived all and work all across Canada. His numerous overseas deployments took him too many diverse locations throughout the world. These included: Germany, Cyprus, Croatia, Sierra Leone, Bosnia, Egypt, Israel and finally two tours of Afghanistan. Deciding that he wanted to try something new, he recently embarked upon a career as a writer of historical adventure novels. He is an avid reader and especially likes, you guessed it, reading all about history. Some of Richard's favorite authors include: James Rollins, Andy McDermmott and the many novels of Clive Cussler.              

Meritorious Service Medal
For services in Afghanistan

Chief of the Defence Staff Commendation
For services in Afghanistan

Chief of the Land Staff Commendation
For services in Croatia