Biography:
Biography: Born on November 28th, 1956 in Albert Lea, Minnesota as the eldest of four children, Mr. Henriksen grew up in the city of Coon Rapids, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. In June 1975, immediately after graduating from Coon Rapids Senior High School, Mr. Henriksen went on active duty with the U.S. Army and underwent Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. After he completed basic training, Mr. Henriksen was transferred to Fort McClellan, Alabama, where he attended the Basic Law Enforcement Course.

After graduating from the military police course, Mr. Henriksen was transferred to Fort Carson, Colorado, where he worked as a military policeman and investigator with the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized). In 1987, Mr. Henriksen was transferred to Berlin, Germany and assigned duty with the Berlin Brigade. During his tour in Berlin, which was still divided by the Berlin Wall as a result of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, Mr. Henriksen performed a number of law enforcement duties in the American Sector, culminating in his assignment as Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of Allied Checkpoints Bravo and Charlie, which were the American crossing points into East Berlin through the infamous Berlin Wall.

In 1982, after his departure from Berlin, Mr. Henriksen attended the U.S. Army Special Agent Criminal Investigation Course at Fort McClellan, Alabama and after graduation, was appointed a special agent criminal investigator with the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command and assigned to Fort Campbell, Kentucky with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). As a criminal investigator for the Department of the Army, Mr. Henriksen was responsible for investigating all felony crimes involving military personnel or incidents where the Department of the Army was an interested party. In June 1995, with more than twenty years of military service,

Mr. Henriksen retired from active duty with the rank of Chief Warrant Officer. During his military career, in addition to his service at Fort Carson and Berlin, Mr. Henriksen served tours of duty in various locations in Europe with the U.S. Army-Europe; the Republic of Korea with the 2nd Infantry Division; the war torn nation of Somalia in East Africa with the 10th Mountain Division (Light) as part of Operation Restore Hope; and special duty assignments with the Department of Defense providing dignitary security for the Secretary of Defense and other senior government officials. Mr. Henriksen began teaching at Sycamore High School in 1999, starting with 8th Grade U.S. History and 9th Grade World Geography. Since 2002, Mr. Henriksen’s primary focus has been the Advanced U.S. History and Advanced Modern European History courses.

In addition to serving as the chair of the Social Studies Department, Mr. Henriksen has also taught several elective courses pertaining to the forensic sciences. Mr. Henriksen is a 1978 graduate of Colorado Technical College with an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Criminal Justice; a 1986 graduate of the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management; and a 1999 graduate of Austin Peay State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. He is currently working on his graduate degree in military history at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. Mr. Henriksen has a son, two daughters, five granddaughters and a grandson, all of whom reside in Clarksville, Tennessee. Mr. Henriksen currently resides in Pleasant View, Tennessee with an extremely spoiled cat who believes that his human’s sole reason for existence is to cater to his every whim.