Author Bios
Michael L. Burgoyne
Captain Burgoyne graduated cum laude from the University of Arizona with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Armor in May 1999.
While posted to Fort Carson, CO, he served as a Tank Platoon Leader, Scout Platoon Leader and Cavalry Troop Executive Officer in the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment.
He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a Squadron Logistics Officer in 2003 providing logistical support across 14,000 square kilometers of contested terrain in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. In 2005 Captain Burgoyne was deployed for a second time, where he commanded C Troop, Third Squadron, Seventh U.S. Cavalry and conducted hundreds of missions across Iraq from Al Qiam to Southeast Baghdad, including the execution of the Iraqi Constitutional Referendum and the first Iraqi Parliamentary Election.
Currently, Captain Burgoyne is serving as a Troop/Company Trainer at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. His position includes the teaching, training, and mentoring of deploying units in the fundamentals of combat operations and counter insurgency tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Albert J. Marckwardt
Captain Albert J. Marckwardt graduated with a B.A. from Florida International University and was commissioned as an Armor Officer in 1999. After completing Ranger School he served as a Tank Platoon Leader and as a Scout Platoon Leader in the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment and later as an Executive Officer for A Company, 2-82 Armor in Fort Knox.
He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a Squadron Logistics Officer for Third Squadron, Seventh U.S. Cavalry in 2005 supporting missions throughout Eastern Baghdad. Deployed for a second time as part of the "surge" in 2007, Captain Marckwardt commanded B Troop, Third Squadron, Seventh U.S. Cavalry where he controlled the densely populated and volatile Adhamiyah region in the heart of Baghdad and conducted hundreds of Lethal and Non-Lethal mission to include the establishment of the Concerned Local Citizens in the area.
Currently, CPT Marckwardt is serving as a Aide de Camp for the Commanding General, Third Infantry Division.
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