num_pages: 128
description: Thomas (Tom) Hoyt Davis III, oldest son of T. Hoyt and Mary Ann Davis, is a native of Vienna, Georgia. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Georgia and a master's degree from the University of Southern California Tom entered the Army as a private and retired as a full colonel. He spent 23 of this 30+ years serving with Special Forces (Green Berets) on four continents and in ten foreign countries. He has worn a Green Beret at every rank from 2LT to Colonel and commanded at every level from A Team to a Joint Special Operations Task Force. He clams to be unique in that after all this he's still married to the same woman, Polly. His short stories, articles, and poetry have been published in Poets Forum, The Carolina Runner, Triathlon Today, Georgia Athlete, The Saturday Extra (magazine section of the Fayetteville Observer-Times), A Loving Voice Vol. I and II (anthologies of read aloud stories), and Special Warfare (a professional military journal published by the Special Warfare Center). Many of the works found in this book have received honors in writing contests sponsored by ByLine magazine. This is Tom's fifth published book. Other works include The R-complex an action adventure novel, and The Patrol Order, a how-to book on writing a ranger patrol order. He is married to Polly Virginia (Brown) Davis and has two children, Tee and Pollyanna. Tom is also the founder and publisher of the Old Mountain Press as well as Web-Wright, a company that builds web sites for small businesses.
language: English
title: The life and times of Rip Jackson: Growing up Southern and other works
titlecomplete: The life and times of Rip Jackson: Growing up Southern and other works
publisher: Old Mountain Press