Richard Dan Hill was born and reared in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, a small town in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia. He was the youngest of nine children. His father died when ...mehr sehenRichard Dan Hill was born and reared in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, a small town in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia. He was the youngest of nine children. His father died when he was just six weeks old and his mother died when he was thirteen. After graduating High School, he moved to Kentucky to attend Georgetown College a small liberal arts school where he majored in History and Political Science. His Army career began in June 1967 shortly after graduation. From Private he rose in rank to retire in 1991 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He has been married to his college sweetheart since 1968. Carla took on the role of Army wife and companion for a career that took them around the world over the next quarter century. Dan and Carla have two children and four grandchildren. LTC Hill retired to Gwynn’s Island, Virginia in the Chesapeake Bay in 2007 after retiring from industry. He now spends his time working with the local Rescue Squad and fishing and hunting.weniger sehen