Scott
Gamboe was
born and raised in Illinois. The son of a Navy Corpsman who fought
in Vietnam, Scott joined the Army, where he served as a paratrooper
in the 82nd Airborne Division for four years. His first taste
of combat was during the Panama invasion in 1989. He saw action
again in Saudi Arabia and Iraq in 1990-91 during the first Gulf
War. He left the Army in late 1991, having attained the rank of
Sergeant, and served three more years in the Illinois National
Guard.
In 1995, he obtained
a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from the University of
Illinois. He has been a police officer since the mid 1990's, and
he is currently serving as a Crime Scene Investigator.
He resides in central
Illinois with his wife, Jill, and their daughter, Erica.
Web Site: www.scottgamboe.net.
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