Author: Richard Cacioppe

Richard Cacioppe is a 1962 graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point. Commissioned in the infantry, he served in a number of assignments after Airborne and Ranger training, including two tours of duty in Vietnam, and held leadership positions ranging from platoon leader to battalion commander during his twenty-six-year active duty and National Guard military career. He is the author of two books and several articles published in Army magazine. He was president and CEO of several small and mid-sized companies in northern Indiana where he also taught business courses at Indiana University at South Bend.He and his wife have three daughters, nine grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. He lives with his wife and Yorkie in Naples, Florida.