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Colonel (Ret.) Pat Proctor, PhD. is a veteran of both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars with 25 years of service in command and staff positions from Fort Hood, Texas to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Colonel Proctor most recently deployed to Jordan, on the front lines of the war with ISIS, where he served as a battalion commander. In 2009, Pat deployed to Iraq, directing operations for an artillery-turned-infantry battalion in the heart of the Sunni Triangle. In 2007, Pat worked at the senior military headquarters in Iraq, fighting on the front lines of the media war. During his tour, Pat was drafted to work as part of a handpicked, 20-man team which included such luminaries as Ambassador Robert Ford (then-US Ambassador to Algeria), Colonel H.R. McMasters (Author of "Dereliction of Duty"), and Dr. Stephen Biddle (Council on Foreign Relations). This team was commissioned by General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker to create a new strategy for the war in Iraq. Pat worked with a State Department counterpart to write the vast majority of the strategic communications plan for what has since become known as the Iraq "surge." Pat is an assistant professor of homeland security at Wichita State University. He has written on current affairs, military history, and military simulation topics for the US Army War College journal, Parameters, the US Army Command and General Staff College journal, Military Review, the Phi Alpha Theta history honor society journal, The Historian, the Henley-Putnam University journal, the Journal of Strategic Security, and consumer magazines including Armchair General and Military Simulations & Training. Pat has also published articles in the online magazines, Wargamer.com and StrategyPage.com. Colonel (Ret.) Proctor has a doctorate in History from Kansas State University. He holds a master's degree in Military Arts for Strategy from the US Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). He also holds a master's degree in Military Arts for Theater Operations from the highly selective School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS). He is currently pursuing a third masters, in strategic studies, from the US Army War College. Pat holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. In addition to writing, Pat is also a prolific computer wargame developer. Shrapnel Games, Inc. publishes his six modern combat titles. Several of his titles have been licensed by corporations such as Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and Boeing for use in their own professional-grade simulations.
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    • The U.S. Army's Role in Creating the Forever Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (American Military Experience)
    • Written by: Pat Proctor
    • Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
    • Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 2022-06-27
    • Language: English
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