Born and raised in Minnesota, Zachary T. M. Schmitz graduated from Buffalo High School and joined the United States Navy at the age of Eighteen. After four years of service, achieving the rank of P...ver másBorn and raised in Minnesota, Zachary T. M. Schmitz graduated from Buffalo High School and joined the United States Navy at the age of Eighteen. After four years of service, achieving the rank of Petty Officer Second Class, and being awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Schmitz ended his enlistment in pursuit of his two greatest dreams: to be happily married and to be an author.ver menos