ohn Mason Glen grew up on an 80-acre alfalfa farm in Scottsdale, AZ. After graduating from Arizona State University, he underwent helicopter flight training, and medic training with the US Army, and was then posted to the 236th Medical Detachment in Da Nang, Vietnam.Glen was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross and eighteen Air Medals for his service. After the military, Glen flew helicopters for both the US and Florida Forest Service for fourteen years. Glen then changed careers, becoming a history professor, first at Principia College, then St. Louis Community College, earning his Ph.D. from St. Louis University in 2000. Glen has two adult daughters and currently lives with his wife in Maui.
