About Don M. Tompkins Books
Don Tompkins grew up in central Illinois, graduating from Bloomington High School. He spent over ten years in the U.S. Navy, serving most of that time in various intelligence assignments at both the Headquarters of the Atlantic Forces and the Headquarters of the Pacific Forces. While in the Navy, he earned, among others, the Vietnam Service Medal and the Joint Service Commendation Medal. He was also awarded a Certificate of Merit for Intelligence duties while at the Pacific Command. After leaving the Navy, Don had a successful career in the corporate world as a senior executive. I minus 72 is Don Tompkin's first novel. He is hard at work writing the sequel, which will feature the same team as his first, but in a more contemporary setting.