Debra Lewis at Pentagon, 2001. (Courtesy Debra Lewis)
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Adversity is nothing new for combat veteran Colonel Debra M. Lewis, a pioneering woman in the Army. The mother of one, and stepmother of two, retired after thirty years of active duty in 2010. During her career Lewis was an inspector general, a commander in Iraq, inside the Pentagon during the 9/11 attack, and graduated with the first class of women at West Point in 1980.
“Women have come a long way and we have every reason to be proud. When we arrived to West Point we faced low-to-no expectations on our ability to do anything,” Lewis said.
She and her sisters-in-arms faced open hostility and challenges as the first females at the Academy. “But look at us now: we have women who’ve graduated Ranger School, women in top-level positions, and we’ve proved we can deal with adversity,” she stated.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2016/05/23/embracing-adversity-and-stress-lessons-from-a-pioneering-west-point-woman/#ixzz49h0Vsrc9
The Center for American Values hosted Medal of Honor recipient, Mike Thornton, a Navy SEAL, on May 7, 2016 in Pueblo, Colo. Freelance war reporter Alex Quade was the emcee for the event. Thornton’s official Portrait of Valor was unveiled during the ceremony, along with pre-release of his new book, “By Honor Bound”, written with fellow SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient, Tommy Norris. Medal of Honor recipient, Special Force member Drew Dix, who is the visionary behind the Center, participated in the unveiling ceremony.
(New York – April 27, 2016) — Mauro DiPreta, Publisher of Hachette Books, announced today the acquisition of DANGER CLOSE, a nonfiction narrative by award-winning war reporter, Alex Quade, who covers Special Operations Forces on combat missions downrange and who has experienced unprecedented access to these elite combat troops.
A special military film by Alex Quade at 
