Thomas Gonzalez is a Vietnam veteran He served his country with distinction during those horrific days from the years of 1966 1967 Gonzalez started with a squad of marines and ended up with a platoon of marines At the beginning of his tour, his squad of marines was known as the Santa Ana s raiders because the squad had a few Hispanics The troop would confiscate anything that was not nailed down Despite the many times they were engaged with the enemy and were fired upon with thousands of bullets, by the grace of God, they all managed to survive and come home alive It is for this reason that Gonzalez christen the squad, the Invisible Squad As the years went by, he started to realize that he was getting into the autumn years of his life Because of his love for children and animals, Mr Gonzalez decided to write short stories because he wanted to share with the world his thoughts and ideas He has written two books about his Vietnam experiences Sarge and The Invisible Squad and has also written three short children s books Fairy Tales.