Colonel Jeffrey M. Freeman, United States Army Retired, began his thirty-three year career as a draftee in 1966. He grew up in Vermont. He graduated from the University of Vermont with a major in Mass Communications and a minor in theatre. He is a graduate of the Army War College. He spent nearly half his military career assigned inside the Washington, DC beltway. In 2003-2005, he was recalled from retirement to work on The Joint Staff classified history of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Jeff is a five-time awards recipient from Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge for essays on the American way of life. His article, Perseverance Pays Off, was published in Dr. Robert Schuller's Possibilities magazine. In the past, he contributed numerous essays and book reviews for an online blogger. He has published one children's book to date. The Nashville Connection is his tenth adult novel. He got his start in acting following high school at Melodyland Theatre in Anaheim, CA. Jeff returned to acting in 1995 at age fifty and has appeared in numerous stage productions, films, commercials, and television shows. He currently resides in Northeast Tennessee.