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Acknowledgments

I owe a debt of gratitude to many mentors, some of
whom are mentioned here: Russell Anderson, Colonel

Doug Cole, Brigadier General Edward (Buster) Ellis,
Don Graf, Dr. Aubrey Green, Bill Henry, Major Gen-
eral Ken Hess, Robert Johnson, Harold Jones, Elaine

Perrin, Dr. Ron Reed, Terry Sabom, Michael Starr, Dr.
Barry Stephens, Steve Trafton, and Lieutenant Colonel
Dick Wilson.
In addition, a special thanks to the mentors men-
tioned in this book: Dr. Leonard Berry, Dr. John

Gourville, Larry Hays, Dr. L. Ken Jones, Lieutenant
General Don Peterson, Galen Walters, Dr. E. Don
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Williams, and Colonel Forrest Whitlow. =

While I was busy writing, several of our executive
team members picked up the slack, and I am most
grateful to each of them for their willingness to accept
the extra load. Thanks to Gantt Bumstead, Matt Bum-
stead, Tony Crumpton, Sidney Hopper, Wes Jackson,

Suz Ann Kirby, Michael Molina, Phil Pirkle, and Chris
St. Clair.
I thankfully acknowledge my dear family, relatives,

and friends for the wonderful blessing they represent
in my life—especially my parents, L. J. and Virginia,
and, of course, my wife, Shanna, our daughter, Shaley,
and our son, Travis.