E Tayloe WiseE. Tayloe Wise grew up in Charlottesville, Virginia. On his mother's side of the family, he is a direct (seventh generation) descendant of Martha Dandridge Custis, whose second husband was George Washington. He is the great-great-grandson of VirginiaGovernor Henry A. Wise. In May 1968, he graduated from Texas Christian University with a degree in geography, sociology, and anthropology.The following month, June 1968, he volunteered and enlisted in the U. S. Army and was trained to be a combat infantryman-or in military lingo, an Eleven Bravo. He arrived in Vietnam on May 2, 1969, and was assigned to serve with the 1st Air Cavalry Division, Air Mobile. While with his infantry company, he operated in the jungles of Tay Ninh Province and saw heavy combat during which he became his platoon's medic. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for heroism along with three Bronze Stars, two of which were for heroism. He also was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge and the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross. He ended his tour as an aide to Major General E. B. Roberts, the Commanding General of the 1st Cavalry Division, and left Vietnam on April 8, 1970, after serving 342 days in country.The author then worked in his family's commercial real estate business in Charlottesville before retiring in 1989. He was accepted into the University of Richmond's graduate school and earned a Master's Degree in history in 1991. He did post-graduate work at American University in Washington, D.C. In the late 1990s and the early 2000s, he taught Asian history at the University of Richmond. He has also taught Asian history in Richmond, Virginia, at the Shepherd's Center and the Osher Center, both open universities for seniors. Read More Read Less