Les Carroll grew up in South Carolina, served in the Air Force and Air National
Guard for twenty-eight years, and retired in 2013. He served two tours in
Afghanistan and one tour at the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center
at Dover Air Force Base. This Troubled Ground was created out of those
experiences. He is an award-winning military and civilian journalist and
acclaimed documentary filmmaker. His documentary Bringing the Fallen Home
aired nationally in 2014.