Les Bryan grew up in Western Colorado, the descendent of Colorado pioneers. After attending college at Columbia College and Columbia Journalism School of Columbia University and St...view moreLes Bryan grew up in Western Colorado, the descendent of Colorado pioneers. After attending college at Columbia College and Columbia Journalism School of Columbia University and St. Chad's College, Durham University, England, he became a Naval officer serving aboard a guided missile cruiser and a guided missile frigate. After leaving the active Navy he attended Colgate University. He began his next career of teaching high school English in central New York before joining the DOD Dependents Schools. He taught in the military schools in England and Italy before becoming a principal at Menwith Hill School in Yorkshire. He is retired military (Naval Reserve) and civil service. He and his wife Sue live in Derby, England. They have two children and four grandchildren.view less