Robert Goswitz was born and raised in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin, graduated from Milton College and holds an MA in Education from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater.

He was drafted into the US Army in March of 1971 and served in Vietnam from September of 1971 to August of 1972 as a member of the 196th Brigade, the last American Army infantry unit in country. Goswitz was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge and the Bronze Star for his service.

After the military, Robert was a special education teacher from 1974 until his retirement in 2007. During his career, he worked with cognitively disabled, emotionally disturbed and at-risk youth in the Wauwatosa and Waukesha School Districts.

Robert lives in Delafield with his wife Jody. He is the proud father of two adult children. His son Rob is a supervisor for Whole Foods in Minneapolis Minnesota. His daughter Andrea is in law school at The University of Wyoming.

His debut novel The Dragon Soldier’s Good Fortune was published by Black Opal Books on July 21st, 2018. Excerpts from the novel have been published in O Dark Thirty, The Military Writer’s Anthology, and winningwriters.comliterarymagazine.