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About the Author: Gordon Cullen
Gordon Cullen, a 28-year veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces began his career as a soldier with the 1st Battalion the Royal Canadian Regiment with postings to the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment, 3rd Battalion the Royal Canadian Regiment and CANSOFCOM. His deployments include two tours to Bosnia, a tour in Kosovo, three tours in Afghanistan and a short deployment to Poland. Gord’s employment with Snipers started as a part of the Sniper Group deployed with 1 RCR in Kosovo but culminated as the Battle Group Master Sniper for Task Force 3-06 and Task Force 1-10 in Afghanistan.
Gord has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for action during combat in Kandahar the Commander CEFCOM Commendation for action during combat in Kandahar and the CIC Commendation as part of the 1 RCR Battle Group during Operation MEDUSA.
Following his retirement from the Canadian Forces, Gord continues to serve the Canadian Armed Forces from the private sector. Gord remains passionate about Canadian Snipers and supporting their continued success as a board member with the Canadian Sniper Association. He continues to reside in the Ottawa Valley with his family.
About the Author: Barry Nisbet
Barry C. Nisbet, spent 15 years in the Canadian Army, serving on five overseas tours, three of them in Afghanistan. He held many qualifications within the military including, US Army Ranger, Reconnaissance Patrolmen, Parachutist, and Advanced Sniper. He draws on his training and operational experience to share an authentic perspective of combat.
About the Author: Mir Bahmanyar
Mir Bahmanyar served in the Second Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment as a machine gunner and Training NCO. He holds a BA in History from University of California at Berkeley and an MA in War Studies from King's College London.
His jobs have included that of a library clerk, janitor, retail merchant, military technical advisor, German language coach, producer and writer in Hollywood. He has written numerous books and articles from ancient history to modern war and his work has been translated into Spanish, Japanese, Polish and Arabic. His special interests are the Punic Wars, WWII Darby's Rangers and Future War. He grew up on three continents and four countries.
https://www.mirbahmanyar.com
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