Recorded in fall brook, california in 2015. He talks about his experiences serving two tours in korea with the u. S. Marine corps. My name is alan clark you. My age is 92. My birthday is 10 september, 1923. And where were you born . Where was i born . I was born in virginia. Will you tell me brief information about your family . Where did your family come from . Well, they are primarily from the english continent. My mother is from the welch but my wife primarily did an analysis of where we are and we have a book up to a certain point but we cannot go back much further. We went back to about 1760. And we have all that in a genealogy book. I can show that to you before you leave here. But i was born on the farm. My dad raised corn and horses and cows. And i was born there. There were seven children. Three girls that were older than i, two boys that were older than i, and one daughter that was younger than i. And they all have deceased now. Ok. And so, you are part of the chosen few asso
But what is important is what will take place here at city hall later this afternoon to get things rolling. Well show you the images that you saw right there of the cars submerged in the water during the flooding. For a lot of the homes along coyote creek, city hall will vote on a recommendation to donate a city surplus of cars. What are the surplus of cars we are talking about . Ranging from old police cars to different types of sedans, tauruses and others. They are working with Catholic Charities to identify the victims that need the cars. I did have a chance to speak to san ricardo. And he hopes that the vote will pass this afternoon so they can start to help people out. With more 400 folks who need cars, were doing everything we can to bring the Community Together to see how we can get cars and trucks back in the hands of families that need them. Reporter on top of this, the city of san jose is working on a more comprehensive program to include Car Dealerships giving discounts on c
Two original fiction anthologies at his request. Steve just been marvelous friend and colleague. In 1984, our visual publisher sent me a manuscript written by a vietnam war aviator for each other. I said this book is so good, if you dont publish it i will. Next year it was published fight of the intruder. He came up with the concept of a former military contractor that does deniable work for the u. S. Government all over the world. That was a trilogy that was a fun change of pace for me because i hadnt done anything in the trilogy realm. That was an education. Im sure it was. Youre a wonderful writer. I think your nonfiction reads with all the fiction and thriller. You grew up flying airplanes . Where does all of this aviation background come from im an Eastern Oregon ranch kid. Grew up literally next to family crop duster strip. In any hometown, population 950. Airplanes were always overhead. That combined with my dad who had been trained as a naval ayeator aviator in world war ii. I
Export . With steve i contributed the two original fiction anthologies at his request. Steve has just been marvelous friend and colleague. In 1984 our mutual publisher sent me a manuscript written by vietnam war aviator called for each other, and the publisher asked my opinion. I said this book is so good, if you dont publish it, i will. And next year it was published in spite of the true. So steve and i have kept in touch ever since. And then the harold coyle trilogy was for tor forge. He came up with the concept of a Foreign Military contractor that does deny the work for the Us Government all over the world. That was a trilogy that was a fun change of pace for me because i hadnt been many things in the thriller realm at that time. So that was an education. Im sure it was. And youre a wonderful writer. I think your nonfiction reads with all the pulse of fiction and a thriller. You grew up flying airplanes . Where did all this aviation background come from . Im in Eastern Oregon ranch
Poisoned pen. Its sunday, october the 12th, and im delighted to welcome back Barrett Tillman who has written over 40 books, most of them, i think nonfiction, but i know you have been here didnt you cowrite something with dean coontz wasnt it . Koonts was it . Were you kind of the expert . With steve i contributed to two original fiction anthologies at his request. Steve had just been a marvelous friend and colleague and in 1984 our mutual publisher Naval Institute press, had sent me a manuscript written by a vietnam war aviator could for each other. And the publisher asked my opinion, and i said this book so good if you dont publish it, i will. And the next year it was published as flight of the intruder. So steve and i have kept in touch ever since. And then the harold coyle trilogy was for forge. He came up with the concept of a Foreign Military contractor that does deniable work for the u. S. Government all over the world. And that was a trilogy that was a fun change of pace for me