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Warrior Poet

Warrior Poet, newest nom de plume for Mark Halliday An American citizen, gained a taste for living abroad as a LDS missionary. Retired in 2007 as a Staff Sergeant from the US Army (20 years service); Really preferred assignments in Germany over Macedonia and Iraq. Instrumentalist, he learned to plays (in order): piano, flute, synthesizer, Organ, guitar, fife, keyboards, acoustic and electric and bass guitars. Reads a lot, mostly military science fiction novels. Loved Marvel Comics. Prior studied French, Spanish, German, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian; Only writes lyrics and poetry though in English and French to Nelly (Mrs H). Enjoys cooking stroganoff, lasagna, choucroute garni, and couscous. Trying today to get a job in France; will be flying to Paris October 12th. Mark Halliday 20141003, Monterey Calif.

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 4/30/2015 9:17:00 PM

Mark, Congrats.................... Luv ~Linda~

Skat A

Date: 4/30/2015 8:59:00 PM

Mark :) Congratulations in MY keeping it real contest. ~SKAT~

Casarah Nance

Date: 10/3/2014 5:30:00 PM

Wow, you are a man of many talents and it is a pleasure to know and read you :)

Mark J. Halliday
Date: 10/3/2014 5:40:00 PM

Thanks. Part of that has to do with my religious upbringing. There is a passage from our book, The Doctrine And Covenants, that says: Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection. And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come.