16 Facts About Joe Haldeman

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Joe William Haldeman was born on June 9,1943 and is an American science fiction author.

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Joe Haldeman is best known for his novel The Forever War.

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Joe Haldeman was awarded the SFWA Grand Master for career achievements.

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Joe Haldeman's family traveled and he lived in Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Washington, DC, Bethesda and Anchorage as a child.

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Joe Haldeman had to repeatedly start classes as a new kid in local schools.

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In 1965, Joe Haldeman married Mary Gay Potter, known as Gay Joe Haldeman.

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Joe Haldeman received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Maryland in 1967.

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Joe Haldeman was immediately drafted into the United States Army, where he served as a combat engineer in the Vietnam War.

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Joe Haldeman was wounded in combat and received a Purple Heart.

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Joe Haldeman has resided alternately in Gainesville, Florida and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Joe Haldeman's first book was a 122-page novel, War Year, published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston in May 1972.

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Joe Haldeman wrote two of the earliest original novels based on the 1960s Star Trek television series universe, Planet of Judgment and World Without End.

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Joe Haldeman has written at least one produced Hollywood movie script.

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Joe Haldeman was not entirely happy with the product, saying "to me it's as if I'd had a child who started out well and then sustained brain damage".

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Joe Haldeman has won numerous annual awards for particular works.

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Joe Haldeman is a lifetime member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and past-president.