Launch the Ready: DNA American Patriot: A Proud Life in the U.S. Coast Guard
Fred Tanner,currently a North Carolina resident, is the author ofTanner "Boy Orphan."After his mother's death, Tanner grew up at the Methodist Children's Home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He served a brief stint in the U.S. Army before joining the U. S. Coast Guard. His career in the military spanned thirty-four years.