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— Rick Robison, author of The Liberation of Kuwait: Honoring the Veterans of Desert Storm
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— Marilee Coles-Ritchie, PhD, professor of education at Westminster College
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— Paul Stout, author of Far from Reality
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— Crystalee Beck, author of Joyce’s Boy: The Life and Times of Alan E. Hall
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— Lynn Bryson, author of Swan Dives Are Not in My DNA and Love the Woman You Are, Stop Being Someone You’re Not
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— Crystalee Beck, author of Joyce’s Boy: The Life and Times of Alan E. Hall (unsolicited referral)
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— Chief Master Sergeant Denise M. Jelinski-Hall (U.S. Air Force, ret.), author of From the Prairie to the Pentagon: The Inspiring Story of the Airman Who Achieved the Highest Position Ever Held by an Enlisted Woman in U.S. Military History
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— Col. Raymond K. Bluhm (U.S. Army, ret.), editor of The Vietnam War: A Chronology of War and adviser to the Army Historical Foundation
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— Gen. Craig McKinley (U.S. Air Force, ret.)
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— Lana Wimmer, author of Unpack: A Guide to Life as an Expat Spouse
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— Diane Florez, acknowledgement in My West Side Story: A Memoir of Empathy, Compassion, and Dignity Between the Railroad Tracks on Salt Lake City’s West Side
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— Iris Yu, budding author
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— Lori Goss-Reaves, author of Finding My Father
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— Michele Fleury, acknowledgement in What They Don’t Teach You in Business School: Real-World Sales and Service Skills You Need to Win and Wow Clients!
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— Melinda Rogers, editor of Res Gestae, magazine for the University of Utah S. J. Quinney School of Law
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— John Harmer, author of Conversations with Reagan
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— Kim Snyder, author of You Can’t Do It Naked: From Exposed to Fully Clothed in the Armor of God
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— Reverend Cynthia Jackson, Ben Hill United Methodist Church
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— Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Micheal Barrett (U.S. Marine Corps, ret.), author of Breaching the Summit: Inspiring Leadership Lessons from Six Military Journeys to the Top
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Sincerest appreciation to Elayne Wells Harmer, professional editor and writer, for her extraordinary editing of the final manuscript.
— Alan and Jeannie Hall, acknowledgment in Joyce’s Boy: The Life and Times of Alan E. Hall
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— Capt. John D. Farrington (U.S. Air Force, ret.), Korean War veteran
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— Maj. Gen. John A. Macdonald (U.S. Army, ret.), on my rewrite of a chapter on the four-day ground war in Kuwait.
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— Terry Kogan (J.D., Yale Law School), professor at University of Utah S. J. Quinney School of Law
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To my editor, Elayne Wells Harmer: thank you for your excellent editing skills. Without you, this book could not have become a reality.
— Sunil Saxena, acknowledgement in Massive Action Equals Massive Success: Learn the Critical Mental Framework to Focus Your Energy, Reach Your Goals Quicker, and Live an Insanely Awesome Life
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— Paul M. Edwards, author of Korean War Almanac, To Acknowledge a War: The Korean War in American Memory, and Combat Operations of the Korean War
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—Ricardo Palomares, author of Chronicles of a Journey: Embracing Pain on My Path to Self-Discovery
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— Madison Harmer, med school student (yes, she’s my daughter, but she’s also an exceptional writer)