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Eskimos,
Treasure Island and LAPD
November 9, 2007 (San Dimas, CA)
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Jim Rowell was drafted into the
United States Army in 1968. After Basic
Training and Advanced Infantry Training he was deployed to Vietnam. According
to
Jim Rowell, I landed in Vietnam on a
bright yellow and red Brannif jet airplane on July 21, 1968. My first
impression? The 120 degree heat that knocked me off my feet and a song playing
in the background on a loudspeaker
After his
military service,
Jim Rowell commenced a 28 year law
enforcement career with the
DeKalb County Police Department (Georgia).
Suffering a heart attack in 1999,
Jim Rowell retired from the
DeKalb County Police Department Homicide
Unit as a police captain. Throughout his
law enforcement career, Jim Rowell served
in uniform and as a detective in burglary, youth, sex crimes and homicide.
After retiring,
Jim Rowell renewed his efforts to publish a
manuscript he had written ten years before for his two children. Calling his
story Granny and the Eskimo; Angels in Vietnam; which describes
his journey through life from youth to Vietnam where he experienced what can
only be described as a paranormal event involving his mother and grandmother the
day he was wounded in an ambush. He also tells the reader about his friendship
with his mentor on the battlefield, the Eskimo. It was the Eskimo's untimely
death on a cold winter night in Anchorage, Alaska that prompted Jim to write his
story.
In 1973,
Larry Powalisz joined the
Milwaukee Police Departments police aide
program, and, after a two year internship, was promoted to police officer,
graduating from the City of Milwaukee Safety Academy in February 1976. During
his tenure as a police officer, Larry patrolled one of Milwaukees busiest
districts. He was later selected to become a member of the departments Tactical
Enforcement Unitthe full-time special weapons and tactics unit. He also served
on the departments Robbery Task Force.
In 1994,
Larry Powalisz was promoted to the rank of
detective, where he investigated robberies, shootings, and other violent
criminal offenses. He was also assigned to the Milwaukee PDs nationally
recognized Gang Crimes Unit/Intelligence Division. In addition, Larry also
served as a
military special agent, where he recently
completed 20 years of service in the
United States Coast Guard Reserve.
In an effort to create a positive
set of values for our nations next generation of impressionable young people,
Larry put pen to paper and created this book, The Island Treasure Hunt,
featuring two very likeable characters who find themselves faced with an ethical
dilemma. The message conveyed by The Island Treasure Hunt is that good deeds do
not go unnoticed. Its a positive message todays young people will hopefully
realize.
Louis Jackson is a former
Los Angeles Police Department police
officer and the author of Raw in Blue. According to the book
description of Raw in Blue, A six year veteran on the force is
subjected to all the ups and downs that a day in a cop's life entails: family
disputes, robberies, gangs, and the like. Suddenly his life changes in a matter
of moments. Intrigued by a beautiful TV star, he wanders into an unforeseen set
of circumstances involving other cops, drugs, and his life. Things get worse as
one of his best friends turns out to be smack in the middle of a possible way
out unscathed. A gun battle to the death is the only answer for some. Romance
and a daring plan unfolds and ends at a beautiful resort. Death and survival
are the order of the day.
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