The Blacksmith Authors
Paul LeFavor
Paul D. LeFavor retired from the US Army Special Forces in 2009 after twenty years of exemplary service.
Larry Schmidt
Colonel (Ret.) Larry S. Schmidt retired from the Marine Corps in 1994 after a career that spanned twenty-six years and numerous conflicts.
Charles Tilton
Charles L Tilton II was born in Kerrville, Texas.
Brian Hargis
Brian Hargis serves as a Chaplain to the U.S. Army but his journey began in 1991 when he enlisted in the Army to be a paratrooper.
Jonathan Owen
Jonathan (Joe) Owen is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps having served in both Afghanistan and Iraq as an infantry officer and later in the Marine Corps Reserve as an intelligence officer.
Christian Imperial
Chris Imperial retired from active duty in 2001 after 21 years of service as an Airborne Light Infantryman and Special Forces.
Patrick O'Kelley
Patrick O'Kelley is a decorated veteran of the 82d Airborne Division , 3rd Ranger Battalion, and the 3rd and 5th Special Forces Group.
Mike Balboa
Michael Balboa started out as an infantryman and then went off to college to study finance.
Gene Klann
Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gene Klann, was recently a member of the training faculty at the Center for Creative Leadership.
Pete Crittenden
Peter Crittenden is the son of an Australian ex-patriot who grew up in Sumatra, Bangladesh and Thailand in the 1960s and 1970s before joining the US Army Special Forces.