Prior to military service Mr. Paracka earned an associate’s degree in Computer Science and accounting. During six years of service in the United States Navy, Richard’s unit was deployed to the Middle East on two occasions, once to GITMO and once to Central and South America.

 

Following his return to private life Mr. Paracka returned to higher education. He completed his under graduate work in History and Public Speaking in 1976 and continued his studies in a Masters Degree program of theology and church history. Richard now lives in west central Florida and is employed by a local community college.

 

He has been married more than thirty-five years and has two adult children. His previous publications include a fiction novel about Atlantis, based upon a discovery of the real city and his personal visits to the area, several short stories and articles for a veteran’s magazine.