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He graduated from the University of Colorado with a BA in English Literature, and an emphasis in Organic Chemistry, and then commenced studies at University of Denver College of Law. He subsequently was a Deputy District Attorney in Colorado's San Luis Valley. During the Iranian Hostage Crisis, Steve, then a Naval Reserve Lieutenant, was recalled to active duty in Naval Intelligence. Some of his favorite jobs over the next seven years include Legal Advisor on Terrorism, Operations Officer for an International Naval Conference, and Special Assistant for Latin American Affairs to the Commander in Chief, US Atlantic Fleet. In 1987 Steve, as a Lieutenant Commander, went to US Southern Command, Panama where he was Chief of Intelligence Operations. He traveled extensively in South and Central America. During the Invasion of Panama he was in charge of the SOUTHCOM Intelligence Center, and played a key role in the surrender of several senior officers of the Panamanian Defense Forces. In 1990 Lieutenant Commander Bloch was assigned to Naval Investigative Service Headquarters in Washington, DC, as Deputy Director of the Antiterrorism Center. He retired from the Navy in 1992. Since then he has lived in Sasebo, Japan, and traveled to China, Ireland, Belgium, and Italy.
Steve moved to Carmel Valley, California in July 1994. He and his wife, Dawn, share their home with Celine, a beautiful German Shepherd, and Buddy, a Golden Retriever, who Steve describes as "75 pounds of pure love". | ||
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As a young man, Steve spent nine years in the US Navy, serving on both diesel and nuclear submarines. He traveled throughout the world, saw duty in Vietnam, and left the Navy as a Petty Officer First Class. While traveling throughout the West on a Triumph motorcycle, he fell in love with Colorado, and moved to beautiful Boulder.
He has published articles on law and sailing in Cruising World magazine, and on computers, in Family Computing. He has also been a free-lance investigative reporter for the Carmel Pine Cone newspaper. He has completed two novels, The Panama Papers, a story of espionage and betrayal, and A Hard-Kept Secret, a contemporary Western/adventure story. He is currently working on his third novel, Nordeen's Revenge, the terrifying tale of a terrorist attack on an American city, using biological weapons. 