Joseph Baddick served as an 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper before working for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for twenty years. Originally from the coal region, he now resides with his wife Sheila in Berks County, PA. He enjoys golf, winemaking, fine dining, traveling, the outdoors. and spending time with his grandchildren. Baddick is also the author of the book All American Hearts: True Stories of America’s Wounded Warriors.