Grew up in oil fields of Iran; went to high school in Rome, Italy; 4 year ROTC scholarship to Claremont Men's (now: McKenna) College, then commissioned lieutenant in US Army, assigned to 10th Special Forces Detachment (Airborne), Europe as, first, executive officer of operational detachment and, second, as unit BN intelligence officer. Came out in service, court-martialed, and filed first constitutional challenge to federal sodomy statute in 1975. Took interest in history of Iran, Italy, and Germany serious enough to earn doctorate in the subject, and became a life-long educator. Biggest i more...
