Gary Fields

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Gary Fields is a poet, veteran, and spiritual storyteller whose work is shaped by faith, endurance, and lived experience. His writing draws from military service in the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army, humanitarian missions, and personal trials that refined his purpose.

Fields began service at Training Center Cape May and later served at the U.S. Coast Guard Support Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, including Temporary Additional Duty as a Yeoman aboard the historic cutters Ingham and Taney during the 1980 Cuban Refugee Crisis, earning the Humanitarian Service Medal. He also served in the U.S. Army in the Federal Republic of Germany and the Virginia Army National Guard.

In 2008, a terminal diagnosis became a turning point, leading to spiritual renewal and creative focus. He is a 100% service-connected Disabled American Veteran. His first book, The Cross (2012), laid the foundation for his Cross Matrix style—poetry and reflection centered on resilience, faith, and restoration. His upcoming work, Champion Among All, continues this journey.

Under the Cross, we rise.

— G.F.

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