The son of a retired Marine Corps MGySgt and Iwo Jima survivor, Jim joined the Army in 1967 where he was trained as a Combat Medic and later became an Army Operating Room Specialist. Jim remained in the health care field after his tour in the Army. In 2003 Jim was forced to retire due to a service-connected condition.

Jim's writings have been read into Congressional records during hearings in Washington and he often works with Congressional staff to help solve individual veteran's problems.

His articles and blog can also be found on VAWatchdog.org where his series of articles called "Jim's Mailbag" is also featured.

Be sure to follow Jim on Twitter.