It always irritates me to hear people talk about sports figures as “heroes.” Such references cheapen the concept of heroism. Real heroes exhibit the qualities of exceptional bravery, selflessness, leadership and devotion to a cause. Most genuine heroes risk their lives to achieve worthy goals. They serve as examples in their own time and to […]
Archives for August 2013
Special Operations Then and Now
In my latest novel, TIME FALL, Lt. Art Sutton and his six-man “Fox” team are members of the US 2nd Ranger Battalion. Sutton was a survivor of the assault on Pointe du Hoc during the Normandy invasion on D-Day, June 6, 1944. I based “Fox” team on the real life “Alamo Scouts,” who were small teams […]
RIP Colonel Bud Day: Real Hero Series
America – and the world – has lost a real hero. Not someone who can throw a football farther or sink a long 3-pointer better because of physical prowess, but a man of great moral strength, legendary courage, ethics and patriotism – Colonel Bud Day. Senator John McCain credits Day with saving his life when both […]
