The Warrior Monk: Part 2 The Real Story Behind the First Earth Battalion and “The Men Who Stare at Goats”
The 1st AERIAL Commander of the Special Forces My Uncle Brit Found Channon "In the Shit & Raising Hell" (Served In Nam & Lethal)
The Man Behind the Manual
Lieutenant Colonel James Burton Channon wasn’t a mystic or a madman—he was a decorated infantry officer with impeccable credentials. Between 1962 and 1982, he served with distinction in the U.S. Army, including two combat tours in Vietnam with the elite 173rd Airborne Brigade. His first tour from 1965-66 came during the war’s es…
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