LTG (ret.) Jerry Boykin was one of the original members of the US Army's Delta Force. He was privileged to ultimately command these elite warriors in combat operations. Later, Jerry Boykin commanded all the Army's Green Berets as well as the Special Warfare Center and School. In his thirty-six years in the army, LTG Boykin also served a tour with the CIA. He has participated in clandestine operations around the world and served his last four years in the Army as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. He has played a role in almost every recent major American military operation over the past four decades, serving in Grenada, Somalia, and Iraq. He is currently an author and teaches at Hampden-Sydney College (Virginia).

Most people might remember his exploits surrounding the Black Hawk Down incident in 1993. His books include Never Surrender: A Soldier's Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedom, and he served as team leader for the Competitive Analysis The Team BII Report. General Boykin is one of this country's leading experts on defense policy, terrorism and the US-Israel relationship.