Thomas D. Segel
Thomas D. Segel is a twice wounded, former combat correspondent who saw enemy
action during the Korean War and two tours of duty in Vietnam. He retired from
the Marine Corps as a Master Gunnery Sergeant after 26 years of service. His
next assignment was as Director of Information and adjunct faculty member of the
Marine Military Academy. He then completed a new career and recently retired
from service with the State of Texas, where he was Director, Division of
Information, Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Rio
Grande State Center. He holds the Thomas Jefferson Award for Journalistic
Excellence, The Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association Distinguished
Performance Award and six Armed Forces Writers Association Distinguished
Achievement Awards. Segel has authored four books, including "Men in Space"
which received the honor of being placed on both the National High School and
National Junior High School Library Lists. He currently writes for several on
line publications, national magazines and newspapers. His writings are
distributed nationally to more than 1,300 publications by the Paragon Foundation
News Service. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas Pan
American and earned his masters degree at Vanderbilt University. He is a past
national president of the United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents
Association. Segel resides with his wife, Pattie, in Harlingen, Texas.
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