Bill Haenn retired from the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1993. He and his wife Angela live in a restored set of officers' quarters designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, in the Fort Clark National Register Historic District. Bill is the author of the bestselling book, “Fort Clark and Brackettville Land of Heroes,” a photographic history for Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America Series. While Chair of the Kinney County Historical Commission 2005-2011 his leadership resulted in the KCHC being honored four consecutive years by the Texas Historical Commission with their prestigious Distinguished Service Award in recognition of an active and well-balanced preservation program. He was also honored by The Texas Historical Commission in 2011 with their “Award of Merit” in recognition of his prodigious historical documentation, continued leadership, preservation and heritage tourism promotion of the natural and built environment of Historic Fort Clark, Brackettville, Texas.