Viet Nam vet with the usual baggage but mine is now packed away.
Public health specialist & medical anthropologist have worked all over the globe, most recent work since 1988 in the FSU (now the CIS/NIS) & was last based out of Florida, Hamburg-Germany & Kyiv-Ukraine. Grew up with a Russian grandfather & learned the culture from the roots up. p
International public health consultant & diabetes educator. Avid student of cooking & cuisines especially of the Slavs, Magyars, Scandics, Asian cultures, Cajun sub-culture, Creole sub-culture, Russian-Ukrainian, Kartvelian, Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese (all types),Native American & Hispanic cultures. /p p
Photography has always been a passion as well as a tool for recording & studying my professional endeavors. Travel, history, hunting (with camera as well as weapons), fishing & camping are fun endeavors as well. Very interested in & enjoy kayaking & canoeing, jet-skiing as well as snorkeling & free diving. /p p
Currently semi-retired & living in Florida. Most recent endeavors include grant writing, coin collecting & e-bay! /p p
In 2005 I went through a catharsis and have healed myself with the assistance of God & a methodology called "The Symposium." This unique & healing experience has allowed me to accept my wife's untimely demise, face my angers & be healed by accepting my own short-comings. /p
Favorite Music, Artists, Genres:
Old R&R (Buddy Holly, Elvis, Big Bopper, etc.), Dixieland jazz, classical jazz (Ramsey Lewis, Cal Tjader, etc.), Celtic, folk of all types, New Age (Kitaro, Enya, Yani, etc.), classical, new classical, blues, C&W, bluegrass, Japanese flute, Euro-techno, etc.
Favorite Books, Writers, Genres:
Action, historical fiction, mystery, Sci-Fi, some fantasy, Westerns, War, biographies, cook books, ggod mysteries & good action, W.E.B. Griffin, Tom Clancy, Rawlins, Louis L'Amour, Dennis LeHane, John D. MacDonald, Andre Norton, Issac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Carl Hiassen, Piers Anthony, William Kerr, Peter King, Tim Dorsey, Ricahrd Marcinko, Poul Anderson, randy Wayne White, James Lee Burke, Walter Mosely, Wilbur Smith, James Patterson North, Michael Connelly, David Balducci, Will Bryant, Don Coldsmith, Jeffrey Deaver, W. E. Davis. Nelson Demille, Louise Erdich, Ken Follett, Tess Gerritsen, John Grisham, Carll Hiaason, Tony Hillerman, John Jakes, Gary Jennings, Stuart Kaminsky, John Le Carre, Leonard Elmore, Steven Martini, James Mitchener, James Alexander Thom, Richard S. Wheeler, Thomas Wolfe, Stuart Wood & a large group of others.
Favorite Movies, Actors, Genres:
Odd Angry Shot, Big Country, Fire & Sword, The Italian Job, Magnificient Seven, Shane, El Cid, Hunt For Red October, Patriot Game, Hornblower, Shogun, FireFox Down, The Package, Transporter, Highlander, Thief, Catch-22, MASH, The Boys of Company C. The African Queen, A Man Called Horse, Gladiator, The Sting, Troy, Inside Man, The Guardian, Flags of Our Fathers, & many more.
Favorite TV Shows, Actors:
Rockford Files, NCSI, Monday Night Football, Histury Channel, Discover, National Geographic, CSI: LasVegas, The Unit
Interests & Activities:
Photography, writing, travel, ethnic cuicines, reading, camping, fishing, hunting (gun & camera), canoeing, kayaking, NFL football, NHLhocky , arena football, Euro soccer & beach volleyball. p , If you really want to get to know me read my bio at:, http://www.authorsden.com/dockozzakzden /p , Reading, photography, collecting Russian lacquer minatures, travel, cooking, browsing bookstores & flea markets.
Affiliations
Political Affiliation:
Progressive conservative somewhat to the right of Attila the Hun & Genghis Khan (not public)
Candidates I support:
McCain & Ron Paul
Religious Affiliation: non-denominational
Employment History:
Overseas Medical Aid Group, Inc., Tek-Medikal GmbH, World-Wide Consulting, Inc., Hermes GmBh, Chernobyl Union International (NGO), F.U.N., A.N.A., IDF, ADA & myself (not public)
Educar=tional History:
U. of Fla., St. Petersburg College, HCC, U.S.F., Pacific Univ. of Phillipines, Taras Shevchenko National University of Ukraine (not public)
Major:
Journalism, Anthropology & Public Health
High Schools:
T. R. Robinson Sr. High (not public)
Other Affiliations:
IDT, Life-Languages Certfied Institute Trainer, PTSD Certified Counselor, Awards & Merits:, Bronze Star-U.S. Army Viet Nam 1968, Vietnamese Soldier's Medal 1st Class 1969, Civitan of The Year 1981, Civitan Project Impact Award 1981, Golden Sun Award Kazakhstan 1990, Ukrainian Chernobyl Veterans Award 1996, International Diabetes Federation Trans-Cultural Award 1997-98, VVA, International Diabetes Federation, Ukrainian American Association, Russian Amrican Association, International Union of Public Health Professionals, Non-Profit Professionals Assoc., American legion, DAV, Brandon Coin Club
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