John PoniskeJohn Poniske was raised in Lincoln's hometown of Springfield, Illinois. He joined the Marines out of high school. As a Marine, he participated in the civilian evacuations of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Saigon, South Vietnam. John has been a bartender, bar manager, an actor, a freelance writer, and a journalist He has run his own landscape design business and murder mystery for hire business in New York and Pennsylvania. He has only recently retired from teaching English and Social Studies in an Alternative School setting. John has earned his BA and MA in Historical Studies while designing and publishing 25+ historical wargames with multiple boardgame companies. He is an avid hiker and traveler, having visited all 50 states and traveled to 45 foreign countries. John is active in his church and in his community, volunteering when he can. He is a current docent at the Monterey Gap Battle Site, located between the Gettysburg and Antietam Battle Sites. John is very married to his wife of 44 years and has two grown children whom he considers his best friends. Read More Read Less