About the Author

                 Carlos L. Arce was born in New York City and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He returned to New York at eighteen to pursue a degree in Sociology at Saint Bonaventure University.

             His academic studies were interrupted by the Viet Nam War, where he served as a non-commissioned officer with Army Special Forces infantry. He was highly decorated for his service in combat, earning 11 medals, including the Bronze start, Army Commendation Medal, the Air Medal, Combat Infantry Badge and the Purple Heart. Upon returning from the war, he obtained his college degree with a major in Sociology and minors in Education and History  and pursued graduate training in Criminal Justice.

             During nearly twenty years of public service, he worked as a teacher and counselor inside the prisons of Riker's Island in New York City, served as criminal justice consultant to the Mayor's Office and managed major urban development programs in the South Bronx. In the private sector, he has directed a large agro-industrial project, presided over a state-wide educational computer service company and worked as a real estate consultant.  Over the years, the injuries and illnesses he suffered in the Vietnam War have taken their toll; he is now a 100% service-disabled veteran.

             He is a constant student of social and political issues and causes and has always pursued his passion for writing about them; he has published 13 books in this area. In addition, he has published a seven-book series about his experience and understanding of the Vietnam War. 

            He also pursues with equal passion his work as an artist, creating wire sculptures, which he describes as the conversion of the linear reality of wire into shapes of geometric beauty that expresses human emotion, history and literature.