Dale Beasley wrote What I Learned At The 'Zoo as his first novel and already has several more books in his mind and on his calendar. Retired as a lieutenant colonel after more than 30 years in the United States Army, Beasley served throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. A graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi, The Academy of Health Sciences, and the United States Army Command and General Staff College, he is a member of the United States Army Medical Service Corps Regiment, an honorary member of HRH Queen Elizabeth's Royal Medical Corps, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. The six-generation soldier and Iraqi war veteran is a trauma/emergency registered nurse. Beasley is a husband and father of four; both his sons serve in the US Armed Services.