Chuck Dean is the founder of two publishing companies and has helped hundreds of writers get their books published. He was one of the first 300 regular Army paratroopers to be deployed to the Vietnam War in 1965, and as a result of that experience his voice, through writing and lecturing, has been heard loud and clear for decades on the transitional challenges experienced by returning veterans. He is the author of several books including the bestsellers "Nam Vet: Making Peace with Your Past", and "Down Range: To Iraq and Back". His latest fiction novels "Some Came Home" and "Inside Shadows" are sharp depictions of the struggles and triumphs war veterans encounter when their war is over. In 2008 Chuck was awarded the prestigious Hirsch Foundation Leadership Award in Los Angeles for his writing and work with veterans and their families.