Paul J KrausePaul J. Krause is a fire officer in two New England fire departments and a graduate of University of Hartford with a BA in US History and a minor in Gender Studies. He was inspired to write Local Yokels after reading The French Revolution by Matt Steart in an American Literature class at the university. Paul is a Marine Corps Veteran, having served from June 2005 to June 2009. He deployed twice with 2D Battalion 2D Marines - once in support of the global war on terrorism, with the 26th MEU in 2007 and once to Iraq in 2008. Paul is married and raising a family in the town he grew up in. Read More Read Less