Nicholas H. Hufnagel

Born on the windswept plains of Arkansas; his mother, from Texas; and father, from the American Samoan Islands, worked tirelessly to give him a good home. Both he and his brother, Jack Hufnagel, were home schooled until the age of 16 at which point his father sent them out to go get jobs and pick up a trade. Jack learned wood carving while Nicholas became a garage door installer. Working his way through college, where he majored in French, he eventually joined the military.