Bill Cross, a Vietnam combat veteran, spent ten years in the army. He was a professor of military psychology and leadership at West Point.  A PhD, Bill is a psychologist and college professor in upstate New York where he frequently counsels veterans. He was a founding member of Veterans For Peace in Syracuse in 1991. Father of three, Bill has seven grandchildren.

Jim Ryan spent five years in the army artillery with assignments in the United States and Europe. Thereafter a businessman, he subsequently became a writer. He divides his time between Istanbul, Turkey where he lives, and New York City where he teaches in the summer at Columbia University. Father of four, Jim has eight grandchildren.

Joe Wojcik was a top-ranked cadet for military aptitude during his stay at West Point and was the Brigade Training Officer. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Honor Committee. Upon graduation he entered the air force, and is now a retired business man living in Claremont, California. Actually, Joe could hardly be considered “retired,” since he has trained for, and run in, marathon races for  thirty years. Father of three, Joe has five grandchildren.