Bob Moriarty was a Marine fighter pilot at the age of 20, the youngest Naval Aviator in the Viet Nam war, recorded over 824 missions in combat and was one of the most decorated pilots in the war with over 55 decorations. He went on to a career delivering small aircraft all over the world and eventually moved over 240 aircraft from the United States to destinations all over the world.
He began his mining career in 1980 by placer mining in Alaska which taught him to never, ever get into a business at the top of the business cycle. He began 321gold.com to educate investors in 2001 at the very bottom of the gold cycle and began 321energy.com in early 2005.

He is married and lives with his British bride in Miami Florida. He visits 20-30 mining projects a year.