Stan, a vietnam veteran used writing to escape from the pains and nightmares of PTSD. He has written eight books and additional books are in the planning. His website www.authorstanbainbooks.com

Stan was raised in Kalispell, Montana, and was born on 2/15/1945. He was drafted and spent thirteen months in Vietnam, 1967-1968. After which, he got a temporary job with the U.S. Forest Service. But it lasted for thirty-three years. During that time, he taught night school in the winter quarter for several years at Flathead Community College, focusing on forestry applications using aerial photos. Stan started writing in 2014. His first book, "You Are Never Alone," was based on his journey during the Vietnam War. It took him three years to write. When he is asked how many kids he has, he would say, "About 25,000. They range from 5 days old to 97. He never fathered children due to the event that happened in Vietnam. He was Santa at the Kalispell Mall for fifteen years, and those were his kids. That was his second book is "Being Santa, Santa's Secrets." That was the best job ever. That book is filled with great stories and kids' concerns. It has been republished as "Secret Kids Tell Santa." Thanks to his cousin, he returned to Vietnam in November 2019. That was his third book, "Return To Vietnam - The Memories - Facing my Demons and Coming to Terms with Them." This book documents his two-week trip to an area that was once the site of the most harrowing and defining moments. The story is a deep, emotional story of guilt, trauma, and pain. The objective was to locate an orphanage where two kids were killed. Meeting Sister Renee, the last of the living nuns, was an unexpected climax to the story. This is a must-read book. Stan found writing was important as a way to deal with PTSD. His next five books were a series called "Contrator", each with a different subtitle. The stories are about a building contractor in Montana who had a team of assassins in a secret base in Nevada. He got the jobs from a Senator and was paid by the CIA. The story will keep you guessing what's next?? Stan used his experience as a skydiver, licensed pilot, master scuba diver, and his knowledge of satellite imagery, along with other experience he gained working in a classified government area. Other books are in the works as Stan continues to write. He presently lives in Florida.