David H. Osterhout

OinK! Only in Korea!

David Osterhout grew up in east Texas and graduated from Sam Houston State University with a degree in Criminal Justice, He joined the Army as an Intelligence Officer and was stationed on the DMZ in Korea. After a career changing injury, he attended Southwest Texas State University receiving a degree in Accounting. He was hired by the Texas Department of State Health Services and worked in the administrative offices of the state hospital in San Antonio, Texas. While in San Antonio he attended Our Lady of The Lake University and received a Masters of Business Administration.  Four hospitals and 32 years later, he is an Assistant Superintendent, with retirement right around the corner. After the 911 attacks on the World Trade Center, he joined the Texas State Guard and had the honor of commanding the 39th Military Police Brigade during relief operations for hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike. Colonel Osterhout is now assigned to the Texas State Guard headquarters. A two-time cancer survivor, he lives in El Paso, Texas with his wife Cheryl and his two little rescue dogs, Lucy and Wilson.

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Only in Korea! Is about an Army Intelligence Officer who was stationed on the DMZ in Korea during 1980. He received a severe injury while patrolling inside the DMZ but didn’t realize the effects until nearly a year later.  Spending eight months in Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas he penned the manuscript while it was fresh in his memory. Thirty-five years later, not much has changed in Korea. There is a republic in the south and a maniacal dictator in the north. His DMZ story is as valid today as it was then.

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"George Verongos basically took my book, Oink! Only in Korea!, from a very rough manuscript to a polished novel. He provided a variety of services including editing, formatting and even cover design. Knowing that I was a first time novelist, he coached me and kept me informed every step of the way helping me with the blurb, dedication and back cover bio. Working with George was a pleasure and he is now my editor and I will contract with him for my next novel. Did I mention that his fees were extremely reasonable. I highly recommend George Verongos."
 
— David H. Osterhout