Recognized for excellence by President Barack Obama, Combat Veteran John J. McBrearty’s 32-year military career consisted of positions of increased responsibilities and spanned the globe with operations in; Iraq, Kuwait, Japan, Australia, Mexico, and Thailand. He retired in 2016 as a Lieutenant Colonel. John J. McBrearty, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Valley Forge Military Academy and College, as well as Temple University. He also holds a master's degree in American history from American Public University and served as an Assistant Professor of Military Science at California State University, San Bernardino and Claremont McKenna College.. Lt. Colonel McBrearty's previous works have been published or featured in Sports Illustrated, Golfweek, Golf Digest, Callaway Magazine, Stars and Stripes, Grizzly Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, Main Line Times, News of Delaware County, Daily Bulletin, San Bernardino Sun, Press Enterprise and more.Having joined the ranks of the "retired," best-selling Amazon author John J. McBrearty is active with several Veterans Affairs support groups. He is a golf instructor and an avid player. John currently lives with his family in Southern California.______________________________________________________________________________________________________Lt. Colonel John J. McBrearty shares some similarities with the following individuals:1. J. D. Salinger (“Catcher in the Rye” author).2. Norman Schwarzkopf (General U.S. Army, Commander of United States Central Command, and led all coalition forces in the Gulf War “Desert Storm”).3. H. R. McMaster (Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, former National Security Advisor to President Donald J. Trump).All of these individuals, as well as Lt. Colonel John J. McBrearty, are graduates of Valley Forge Military Academy and College, served in the U.S. Military, and are published authors.______________________________________________________________________________________________________NOTE:John is the author of the book series, American History, a Veteran’s Perspective. COMBAT ESSAY’S (Volume II in the series) became an Amazon Best Seller in Iraq War History. COMBAT JOURNAL’S 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are all published on Amazon. John published his first in a series of “how to” books, CHILDREN’S GOLF (Volume I), which debuted on Amazon as a #1 New Release for physical education. John’s children’s book series includes CLAIRE THE MAGICAL DOG, is also available on Amazon. Additionally, John contributed to the veteran-written Anthology, MESSAGES FROM THE BACKROOM (2023). John is also contributing to Written by Veteran’s, ANTHOLOGY (2024). LEADERSHIP LESSONS and ARMY VALUES are leadership books written by John and were both #1 New Releases in the categories of Army Strategy and the Iraq War."Coach John's" CHILDREN'S GOLF, is the ultimate "how to" book for those junior golfers. In fact, adults could also learn the fundamentals of the golf swing from this easy to read, photo filled publication. This book is already an AMAZON BEST SELLER in Golf Coaching!Having joined the ranks of the "retired," John is active with several Veterans Affairs support groups. John, “COL Mack”, is a member of “Written by Veterans” where he serves as a literary mentor and advisor for other veterans and is a guest lecturer at several Universities and Colleges. He is a golf instructor and enjoys a friendly game of golf from time to time.Recently John was featured on a segments of CBS Los Angeles’, “Veterans’ Voices” (American History books) and “Sports Central” (Children’s Golf books).You can follow John and all of his literary projects on line with a simple google search.Thank you for taking the time to visit this Authors page. JMRead more about this authorRead less about this author