{"product_id":"a-global-warrior-9781957262031","title":"A Global Warrior","description":"\u003cp\u003eHank Stratmans life is one characterized by leadership opportunities. Coming of age during the Vietnam War and the Cold War in Europe  he attended college  deferring his military service and achieving an ROTC commission to grant himself some control over his fate if deployed to Vietnam. Cadet Stratman excelled at ROTC Summer Camp and qualified to lead Lincoln Universitys ROTC battalion in his senior year and  in December 1972  was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Field Artillery. Married with one child and another on the way  he and his wife ventured into the uncertain military service world  confident - yet apprehensive about what they might encounter in the Army. The officer embraced many challenging assignments  earning the trust and confidence of his senior officers  who inspired him to remain in the Army. As a soldier  he made the transition from a tactical nuclear missile system to cannon artillery  served in Germany and South Korea during the Cold War  and was later selected for battalion command - a milestone achievement surpassed only by his units combat performance in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. In the years after the collapse of Yugoslavia  he serviced two peacekeeping missions in Bosnia. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11  2001  he fulfilled key roles in the defeat of the Taliban in Afghanistan and establishment of the combat theater in the Middle East for Operation Iraqi Freedom. His final tour of duty was in Baghdad  serving with the U.S. Embassy to establish Iraqs governance. In 2006  he retired as a major general with three decades of military service  demonstrating that a farm boy from rural Vienna  Missouri  could take on the many diverse  global challenges and consistently succeed. HOOAH!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67922456739893,"sku":"ByrdShop_1957262036","price":102.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781957262031.jpg?v=1794078707","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-global-warrior-9781957262031","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}