Julia Maki PyrahJulia A. Maki Pyrah grew up in Deer River, MN and enlisted in the Navy as an Aviation Warfare Systems Operator aboard P-3Cs. After the Navy, Julia settled in Maryland with her husband where they both ended up working for the Department of Defense as ivilians. They have three children together, which initially inspired her to write children's books about the military. Julia now works in Airfield Management in the DC Air National Guard. When she is not writing, raising a family, or working, she finds her passion in volunteering for organizations supporting veterans. Other titles she has published are: My Mom Hunts Submarines, All Hands on Deck! Dad's Coming Home, Still My Dad, From the Sky and What They Don't Teach You in Deer River Read More Read Less