Brian Alm served as an engineering officer in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam and for the recovery of Apollo 13; he later earned his graduate degree in English at the University of Chicag...view moreBrian Alm served as an engineering officer in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam and for the recovery of Apollo 13; he later earned his graduate degree in English at the University of Chicago. A former university teacher and magazine editor, he is now retired and studies ancient Egypt. Alm lives in Rock Island, Illinois.view less