Stories I Wish I Could Tell My Dad

"Stories I Wish I Could Tell My Dad" is an unforgettable memoir about the author's career as a physician. Richard Jones practiced clinical medicine for nearly three decades, and has experience ranging from the US Navy to the CIA. His father loved stories. However, illness took him away before he had the opportunity to hear tales about his son's professional and family life. In this compelling book, Jones shares the remarkable stories that his father was never able to hear.

"Stories I Wish I Could Tell My Dad" is an unforgettable memoir about the author's career as a physician. Richard Jones practiced clinical medicine for nearly three decades, and has experience ranging from the US Navy to the CIA. His father loved stories. However, illness took him away before he had the opportunity to hear tales about his son's professional and family life. In this compelling book, Jones shares the remarkable stories that his father was never able to hear. Throughout his career, Richard Jones has always tried to offer the best medical care, tolerate the senseless bureaucracy of the US government, and manage to find humor in it all. He's been through good and bad, both at home and overseas. After a long and decorated career, he's left with wisdom and most importantly, stories. Stories are reflections of who we are, where we have been, and who we have become. In this book, he shares these timeless stories with you.

Richard Jones is a Family Physician with a public health background who worked with the US Military, diplomatic, and intelligence communities in a variety of roles at both overseas and domestic locations for nearly three decades. In addition to practicing clinical medicine on four continents, he is the coauthor and editor of more than one hundred classified written products and in-person briefings that helped shape policy at the highest levels of the US government. He is the recipient of National Defense Service Medals, Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbons, a Navy Pistol Sharpshooter Ribbon, an Armed Forces Reserve Medal, a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendations, and multiple Exceptional Performance Awards.