Dales, E. J.: - E.J. Dales was born and raised in the Poconos of Pennsylvania. He attended Pennsylvania College of Technology and earned an associate's degree in graphic communication and a bachelor's degree in communication studies from University of Maryland University College. He then spent twenty years serving in the US Navy as a Photographer's Mate and Mass Communication Specialist. He served in Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He currently lives in Norfolk, Va., where he works for the US Navy as a public affairs specialist. Dales enjoys trying out new restaurants, reading, movies, and jamming out to 80's hairbands.