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""Dale Hanson's collection of short stories based in Alaska was an immersive read. He balances a fine attention to detail with spare dialogue for short stories that are compelling, insightful, and paint a picture of the harsh dichotomous life in Alaska with its unforgiving weather and stark beauty that is both nostalgic and leaves you with a sense of respect for the toughness of its people."" -John Stryker Meyer, author of SOG Chronicles, Across the Fence, and On the Ground ""Dale Hanson is many things - an accomplished artist, a lifelong outdoorsman, a Special Forces combat veteran-and an Alaskan by choice. The Great Catch, a collection of short stories, draws upon these experiences to craft a masterpiece of descriptive writing in the literary tradition of Jack London and Robert Service. These stories of the Alaska wilderness rings stark and real and abounds with Hanson's brilliant visualizations. I am proud to have known him in combat, as a fellow Green Beret, and today, as a fellow writer and fine novelist."" -Maj. John L. Plaster, author of SOG: The Secret Wars and Secret Commandos

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Dale Hanson is an accomplished sculptor who has led a life of adventure and enjoyed numerous accomplishments. He is a black belt martial artist, an author, a pilot of fixed wing and glider airplanes, has flown aerobatics and is a Special Forces underwater diver. He is a disabled veteran and a member of MENSA.During the Vietnam War, Dale was a highly decorated Green Beret who served three years as a commando in the famous SOG program, whose mission involved extremely dangerous raids far behind enemy lines. This unit received more decorations and suffered higher rates of casualties than any American unit since the American Civil War. On one of these raids, Dale earned the first of several purple hearts as his right hand was mangled by a burst of machine gun fire. It is ironic that he became a sculptor, a field in which one's hands are so critical.The artistic fruit of those hands today can be found in collections of thousands of people throughout the world. Signature to his work is a strong emphasis on artistic composition, grace, and flowing lines, combined with attention to detail.In haiku, Dale has expressed his artistic talent in perhaps the most disciplined of written forms. With great economy of words, the writer of haiku is challenged to express concepts and insight as seen in everyday observations. In his work, Dale skillfully points out from the commonplace that which one may have missed and then makes application to life.

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