About the Author

Tom Yaegel was born on February 14, 1947, in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. After graduating from St. Joseph’s College, he was drafted during the Vietnam War and earned his commission in the Army Corps of Engineers through Officer Candidate School, serving with distinction supporting U.S. Army Special Forces. His successful post-military career spanned public accounting, banking leadership, and entrepreneurial ventures in real estate and hospitality. He is still operating three businesses and two investment properties surrounded by his loving wife, two children, and eight grandchildren, reflecting on a life of extraordinary service and accomplishment.