Thomas Rowe Drinkard was born and reared in Alabama.  He graduated from the University of North Alabama with a degree in English.  Upon graduation, he was commissioned an Army second lieutenant. Within two years he completed parachute school and was selected for the U.S. Army Special Forces (the Green Berets). He spent more than ten years with the fabled unit. After his active duty, he found his way into teaching and writing in the securities exam preparation business. Many of his articles and texts are currently in use. Tom is now a full-time writer/ part-time editor. He is the author of the novels; Piety and Murder, Where There Were No Innocents, Overload and Devil’s Blade as well as the novellas, V Trooper -First Mission and V Trooper-Second Mission, The Demon and Warrior's Psalm. He is also the author of a chapbook of Vietnam poetry, Finding the Way Home.

I proudly wear the silver wings of a U.S. Army parachutist, and have earned the envied "long tab" of the Special Forces.