Hard Truths: Think and Lead Like a Green Beret
By Congressman Mike Waltz, U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.)
St. Martin's Press; hardcover, 288 pages, includes one 8-page color photo insert; $30.00; available today, Tuesday, October 22nd
Congressman Mike Waltz represents Florida's 6th Congressional district, and he is the first Green Beret to be elected to Congress and a former White House and Pentagon policy advisor. He graduated from Virginia Military Institute, served over 25 years in the U.S. Army, and is a retired U.S. Army National Guard Colonel. After he was commissioned as an Army lieutenant, Congressman Waltz graduated from Ranger School and was then selected for the elite Green Berets, and he served worldwide as a decorated Special Forces officer with multiple combat tours in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Africa. He was awarded four Bronze Stars, and two with valor, for his action in combat.