Ernest FrankelErnest Frankel is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who enlisted in the Marine Corps as a Private and served on active duty as a Platoon Commander on Okinawa during World War II, and as a staff officer in China. Recalled o active duty during the Korean War, he trained junior officers in the Marine OCS in Quantico. Returning to civilian life, he served as Commanding Officer of his Reserve Unit in Los Angeles. He received orders to report to the First Marine Division in Viet Nam for a special assignment. Awarded the Legion of Merit, he retired as a Colonel. He is the author of three novels, Band of Brothers, published by Macmillan, Tongue of Fire, published by Dial Press. And Gateway To Everywhere, available on Amazon. His work is included in Van Wyck Mason's Anthology of American War Literature. A member of the Writers' Guild and the Directors' Guild, he has worked extensively with the networks, serving as creator, writer, executive story consultant, line producer, supervising producer and executive producer on both series and movies-for-television. Read More Read Less