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Henry Rausch graduated from Stanford University and after earning a commission at Officer Candidate School reported to USS L Mendel Rivers (SSN-686) in August 1985. There he served as an Engineering Assistant, Communicator, and Sonar Officer. The ship conducted four classified missions for which they were awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation, two Navy Expeditionary Medals, and the Arctic Service Ribbon. After that tour he served as Weapons Officer onboard USS Sunfish (SSN-649) which conducted deployments in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. He left active service and served in the Reserves, primarily in NATO Submarine Command and Control. He retired as a Commander in 2005 with 22 years of service and lives with his wife in Harpers Ferr ...more

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The thing they don’t tell you about writing is that once you have a few books out, much of your time is taken up by promoting them, rather than what brought you to the endeavor, writing!

This month was busy, four podcasts and one talk at Cascades Library, but I still got some time to write, and work on “MilYun Maps Handicap.” It s still plugging along, if not exactly screaming. I will have the fir

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“Experience is the teacher that gives you the test before the lesson.”
― Henry Rausch, How to Hotwire an Airplane

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“Rule 22 of Robert Greene’s ‘The 48 Laws of Power’: If beaten, surrender quickly.”
― Henry Rausch, Submerged: Life on a Fast Attack Submarine in the Last Days of the Cold War

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“took a week to get my first ass chewing from”
― Henry Rausch, Submerged: Life on a Fast Attack Submarine in the Last Days of the Cold War

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