Born in the hills of Blue Mountain, Alabama. During his tenure in the
armed forces, Richard was a drill instructor, training over 10,000 young men and
women. He served in both the Southeast Asia and European Theaters. Richard
received his B.S. in Education from Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee,
after his retirement from the military.
The author wrote the
beginning of this novel more than fifteen
years before the body of the novel. He was
finally encouraged to finish the story. Wilmer Hall
is written from the perspective of a boy who grew up
from the age of nine to seventeen in a south Alabama
orphanage during the 1950's Adventure, friendship,
humor, suspense, young love, tragedy and,
eventually, victory are on the route for young
Randy’s life...
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