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Len Shapiro was born in Brooklyn, grew up on Long Island and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1968, with a Masters degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1969. He joined the Washington Post as a high school reporter in '69, covered the Washington Redskins from 1973-79 and at various times over the next 30 years. He served as deputy sports editor and sports editor at The Post from 1979 to '91, then returned to full time reporting, covering the NFL, professional golf and writing a column on sports media. He's written for a number of national and international publications, and is the author of six books, including biographies of Sam Huff and John Thompson. He retired from the Post in 2008 but still contributes to the paper's web site, writes a weekly NFL column for the Miami Herald and is a columnist for a new weekly internet golf digital magazine, Globalgolfpost.com. He splits his year living in northern Virginia and Fort Lauderdale, is married to writer and author Vicky Moon and has three children. |
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Lieutenant Colonel Allen West (US Army, Retired) was born and raised in Atlanta Georgia and is third of four generations of military servicemen in his family. His parents instilled in him a very basic principle, love of God and Country. In 2004, when it was time to retire from more than twenty years of service in the US Army, he brought his wife and two young daughters to Broward County, Florida, where he taught high school for one year. He then returned to Afghanistan as an advisor to the Afghan army, an assignment he finished in November 2007.
Allen West received his Bachelors degree from University of Tennessee and Masters degree from Kansas State University, both in political science. He also holds a Master of Military Arts and Sciences from the US Army Command and General Staff Officer College in political theory and military operations.
“Education is the great equalizer,” he says. “With a good education, any child in America can live his dream.”
Allen West knows that for our children to live their dreams, they need to be safe. He has served in several combat zones: in Operation Desert Storm, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was battalion commander for the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, and in Afghanistan, where he trained Afghan officers to take on the responsibility of securing their own country.
In his Army career, Col. West has been honored many times, including a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals (one with Valor), and a Valorous Unit Award. He received his valor award as a Captain in Desert Shield/Storm, was the US Army ROTC Instructor of the Year in 1993, and was a Distinguished Honor Graduate III Corps Assault School. He proudly wears the Army Master parachutist badge, Air Assault badge, Navy/Marine Corps parachutist insignia, Italian parachutist wings, and German proficiency badge (Bronze award).
Allen is an avid distance runner, a PADI Master certified SCUBA diver, motorcyclist, and attends Community Christian Church in Tamarac Florida.
Excellence is a West family tradition. His wife, Angela, holds an MBA and PhD. and works as a financial planner. His oldest daughter, Aubrey, attends Archbishop McCarthy HS and his youngest daughter, Austen, attends Parkway Christian School. |
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