1What is this book about? A fast-paced interview that follows the life of a small-town "loggers" son as the youngest member of the famed U.S. Army's "Green Berets" into military operations in Laos, Cuba, Vietnam, and other "hot" spots around the world. Following his highly successful military career, he became the manager of the Department of State Crisis Management Training Program for a second career training diplomats to handle terrorism, natural disasters, and the protection of U.S. citizens around the world. For 50 years, LTC John T. Haralson has been on the forward-edge of his country's wars and other crises.