Police-Writers.com is a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books.  The police officers from local agencies in New York State: Vincent Faggiano, Michael T. Rayburn and William Keegan.

Vincent Faggiano retired from the Rochester Police Department (New York) at the rank of captain. He was responsible for the initial development of the BowMac Critical Incident Response training programs, both for first responders and executive command post managers. He has delivered these programs to thousands of law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and elected officials in the United States and abroad.  He is the co-author of Critical Incident Management.  According to the book description, Critical Incident Management, “shows you how to respond effectively to any incident. The book focuses on first responders and initial actions, the areas typically overlooked by police agencies and the ones most criticized after the fact.”

Michael T. Rayburn has over 26 years of experience in the law enforcement and the security field; and, is currently a 17 year veteran of the Saratoga Springs Police Department (New York). He is also an Adjunct Instructor for Smith & Wesson at the Smith & Wesson Academy in Springfield Massachusetts where he teaches Instinctive Point Shooting, Vehicle Stops, Rapid Shotgun Deployment and Instinctive Point Shooting Instructor Certification.

Michael Rayburn has written a number of articles for various law enforcement related magazines including Law & Order, The Police Marksman and Police magazine. He is the author of three books, Advanced Vehicle Stop Tactics, Advanced Patrol Tactics and Basic Gunfighting 101. His video, "Instinctive Point Shooting with Mike Rayburn" is a top seller in the law enforcement and combat shooting communities. According to former Calibre Press, Inc. Street Survival Seminar Senior Instructor Dave Grossi, "Mike Rayburn is a gifted writer, an experienced trainer with a wealth of real-world knowledge and experience to dispense."

Lieutenant William Keegan, Jr., is a twenty–year veteran of the New York Port Authority Police Department. He was awarded the highest medal for his contribution as Operations Commander of the WTC Rescue/Recovery Teams. He was also awarded the Medal of Valor for his rescue of children trapped in an elevator during the 1993 WTC bombing.

According to the book description of his book, Closure: The Untold Story of the Ground Zero Recovery Mission, “On the morning of 9/11, the New York Port Authority Police Department was the first uniformed service to respond to the attack on the World Trade Center. When the towers collapsed, thirty-seven of its officers were killed -- the largest loss of law enforcement officers in U.S. history.

That afternoon, Lieutenant William Keegan began the work of recovery. The FDNY and NYPD had the territory, but Keegan had the map. PAPD cops could stand on top of six stories of debris and point to where a stairwell had been; they used PATH tunnels to enter "the pile" from underneath. Closure shares many never-before-told stories, including how Keegan and his officers recovered 1,000 tons of gold and silver from a secret vault to keep the Commodities Exchange from crashing; discovered what appeared to be one of the plane's black boxes; and helped raise the inspirational steel beam cross that has become the site's icon.”

Police-Writers.com now hosts 509 police officers (representing 214 police departments) and their 1075 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.

By Fred W. Baker IIIAmerican Forces Press Service April 29, 2007 – Popular rock musician John Mellencamp took to the stage at Walter Reed Army Medical Center April 27 and delivered his trademark Americana singing style as a tribute to the wounded soldiers who inspired him at the hospital. The down-home singer-songwriter known for his bushy black hair and jeans-and-t-shirt performances said he wanted to do something for the soldiers recovering at Walter Reed. About 200 wounded soldiers, staff and family members attended the event, providing a small but energetic crowd. In the hour-long performance, the Indiana-born-rocker, who became a star in the 1980s, performed many of his older hits such as his opener "Small Town," and "Little Pink Houses," as well as songs from his current Freedom's Road album. "Jack and Diane" was probably the most popular, bringing the crowd to its feet, rivaled only by the finale "Hurts So Good."  The stage was the historical Old Red Cross Building built in 1926 on Walter Reed's campus. Soldiers, families and staff sat on the hard wood floors or on chairs they brought, but they mostly stood and danced as Mellencamp performed. In the front, some waved a flag during parts of the performance. Toward the end, Mellencamp came off the stage to sing to front-row concertgoers. Mellencamp opened by saying he hoped that everyone could forget about any problems they may have and have a good time. The concert provided a respite for soldiers and their family members recovering at the center.  Army 1st Lt. Josh Mantz arrived at Walter Reed less than a week ago, after being wounded in Iraq. Mantz attended the concert with his fiance, Justina Hollenbach, and best friend, Jesse Scholl. All three are Mellencamp fans.  "It's just awesome what he is doing," said Mantz. "It took a lot of stress off of them [Hollenbach and Scholl]. It kind of let them forget about the stress they've had the past few days worrying about me.  "It takes a lot of stress off the soldiers, a lot of stress off of the families. It's a nice little break. It can be a real sad place without people like John who lighten things up a little bit," he said.  An outspoken opponent of the war in Iraq, Mellencamp steered clear of any political statement, choosing instead to emphasize his support to the troops. Mellencamp performed his hit "Our Country" at the opening of the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in January.  His publicist, Bob Merlis, said Mellencamp was impressed then by the attitudes of the soldiers recovering from severe wounds.  "He's very inspired by them. He was awestruck," Merlis said. "He said to me, 'I don't know if this happened to me that I'd have this really positive outlook like some of these guys do."  While at the center, Mellencamp visited with troops and even struck up an impromptu rendition of "Pink Houses" with a soldier who had a guitar.  Mellencamp earned a GRAMMY award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in 1982 with "Hurts So Good" from his 1982 American Fool album. 

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American Forces Press Service April 29, 2007 – U.S. troops captured 21 suspected terrorists April 28 in Iraq during a series of raids across the country that targeted al Qaeda in Iraq, military officials said. "We're achieving a deliberate, systematic disruption in the al Qaeda in Iraq network," said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, Multinational Force Iraq spokesman, said.  The captures "will slow al Qaeda's ability to target and harm the people of Iraq," Garver said.  Coalition forces netted six suspects during an operation conducted northwest of Karmah, Iraq. The detainees reportedly are linked to murders, kidnappings, attacks on coalition forces and the manufacture of improvised explosive devices, officials said.  Another two suspects were nabbed southeast of al Asad, including one person suspected of being an intelligence officer for al Qaeda in Iraq, officials said.  Two more captured suspected terrorists have alleged al Qaeda ties, officials noted, and are linked to the recent bombing of the Sarafiyah Bridge in Baghdad.  Another four suspected terrorists were detained in Mosul by coalition troops. Those detainees are accused of distributing weapons to al Qaeda in Iraq agents and of operating terror network that employed vehicle-borne IEDs, officials said.  Three other suspected terrorists were captured during a raid east of Balad, Iraq, and coalition forces captured four more suspected terrorists during a raid in Baghdad's Sadr-City section April 28, officials said.  The recent captures illustrate the coalition's determination to put added pressure on al Qaeda operatives in Iraq and elsewhere, officials said.  Pentagon officials announced April 27 that senior al Qaeda leader Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi had been captured last fall and is now being held at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  In other Iraq news, coalition aircraft destroyed a truck laden with explosives April 27 during nighttime strike just east of Karmah, Iraq, officials said.  The truck had been stopped and searched by U.S. Marines at a checkpoint, who'd discovered the vehicle was loaded with explosives. Marine fighter jets used precision-guided munitions to destroy the truck.  Also, U.S. and Iraqi soldiers found a weapons cache during a patrol west of al Iskandariyah, Iraq, on April 27. The cache contained mortar equipment, a machine gun, a rifle, 75 hand grenades and other items.  In a separate operation, Iraqi and U.S. soldiers found a large weapons cache in Baghdad's Ghazaliya district April 26.  The cache yielded 127 mortar tubes, 15 hand grenades, 13 rifles, three anti-tank mines, more than 200 pounds of dynamite, small-arms ammunition, 150 fuses, and other items, officials said.  The Iraqi soldiers also detained seven suspected terrorists during the raid.  (Information compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)  

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By Carmen L. GleasonAmerican Forces Press Service April 29, 2007 – Participants of the Defense Department's Joint Civilian Orientation Conference yesterday met some of the men and women of U.S. Central Command Air Forces who serve here as "guardian angels" for troops deployed to this region.  Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles Shugg told the group of 45 business and civic leaders, who were on a whirlwind tour of the Central Command area of responsibility, that the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing has planes in air around the clock to support operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Horn of Africa.  The expeditionary wing includes more than 8,000 active duty, Guard and Reserve members, as well as joint and coalition forces, and more than nine different Air Force airframes. The command has more than 100 different types of aircraft that conduct more than 160 take offs and landings every nine minutes, 24 hours a day, Shugg said.  The unit serves as a hub for humanitarian airlift activities while providing mission-essential combat power, aero-medical evacuation and intelligence support for its three theaters of operations.  Pilots typically conduct eight- to 12-hour-long missions and have conducted 274 raids, 413 shows of force, 1,543 air supply requests and 146 high value target eliminations within the past four months, Shugg said.  More than 319,120 sorties have been flown by the 379th AEW during Operation Iraqi Freedom, while 209,372 have been flown for Operation Enduring Freedom.  The JCOC members had the opportunity to see some of $9 billion worth of equipment and the men and women operating it when they went on a tour of the flight line to see KC-135 air refuelers, C-130 cargo planes, E-BC Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems, RC-135 intelligence system aircraft, and B-1 bombers.  They also met medical teams who man C-130s on emergency missions and the base's mobile forward surgical team. The C-130 the group toured was prepared for medical evacuations and can assist in getting wounded or sick troops out of the combat zone and to stateside hospitals within 24 hours.  Air Force First Lt. John Shafeshaft, who has served on five deployments with the medical team to the region, said the unit has a very tough mission, but he found it extremely rewarding.  The group also had the opportunity to meet with airmen who conduct safety inspections on aircraft, who perform explosive ordinance disposal and those who build and maintain the wing's engines.  "It's nice that people are interested is learning about what we are doing here," said Air Force Tech Sgt. Clint Conrad. "It means a lot that they are willing to come out here and visit us."  The participants also had the chance to visit the bases' Combined Air and Space Operations Center where they watched as joint and coalition troops execute the day-to-day air operations for the region.  The $60 billion facility serves as the primary theater command and control facility responsible for orchestrating the air campaign throughout the region. Troops at the center plan, monitor and direct sortie execution, time sensitive targeting, battlefield coordination, theater missile defense and countless other activities.  "What amazed me about the Air Force is the tremendous amount of logistics work that goes on," said JCOC participant Denis McFarlane, who is the chief executive officer of the Infinitive consulting firm based in McLean, Va. "I am incredibly impressed by the amount of supplies that comes through here."  

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American Forces Press Service April 29, 2007 – American and Afghan security forces teamed up to shut down a militant suicide-vehicle-bomb-making network during an operation in the Bati Kot area of Nangarhar province April 29, military officials reported.  As the raid began, coalition troops trying to enter the militants' compound came under small-arms fire, officials said. The coalition troops returned fire, killing four militants.  Unfortunately, a woman and a teenager were killed in the crossfire, officials reported, and a young child and a teenage female were wounded. The injured Afghan civilians are being treated at a coalition medical facility.  Coalition forces found several AK-47 rifles, shotguns, chest racks with ammunition and material suitable for constructing improvised explosive devices. An adult male found in the compound was detained for questioning.  "We are saddened at the loss of civilian life," said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, Combined Joint Task Force-82 spokesman. "It is extremely unfortunate that militants put others' lives in danger by hiding among their families."  The raid was conducted on a tipster's information citing the compound as a staging area for upcoming suicide-vehicle-borne-improvised explosive device attacks on coalition forces in the Bati Kot area, officials said.  A recent militant-staged SVBIED attack in the Bati Kot area had targeted a convoy, officials said, in which several Afghan civilians had been killed.  Additionally, a separate coalition-forces operation conducted in Nangarhar province April 29 netted IED-making material and four suspected militants, officials reported.  In other Afghanistan news, U.S. and Afghan security forces seized an Afghan male and weapons during a raid on a suspected Taliban safe house in Khowst province April 29, officials reported.  A search of several buildings yielded hand grenades, rocket-propelled grenades, rocket launchers and an AK-47 rifle, officials said. Militants had been seen exiting a nearby house, according to the resident family. The Taliban had stolen their money and abused them, the family said, while using their house as a hiding place.  "Taliban members don't have the interest of peaceful Afghans at heart," Belcher said. "They are simply grabbing for power and putting innocent families in harm's way in an attempt to renew their hold on this country."  Another coalition-Afghan security forces-staged raid on a house in the Gubuz district of Khowst province on April 28 resulted in the seizure of several automatic weapons and the detention of three adult males, officials reported. Intelligence reports cited the house as a militant meeting and hiding place.  In other news Afghan and coalition security forces killed 10 Taliban operatives and destroyed two buildings during an air and ground engagement in Helmand province April 28, officials said.  The Taliban had attacked a coalition convoy, which fought back and used close-air support to destroy enemy forces firing from nearby buildings.  "Taliban forces clearly lost this engagement and will continue to lose throughout Afghanistan," Belcher said.  Additionally, coalition officials reported the death of a key militant leader as the result of an allied operation conducted April 22 in Kunar province in northeastern Afghanistan.  Habib Jan, a senior leader of insurgent forces operating in the Pech Valley and northeast Afghanistan, was killed in the engagement along with four other militants, officials reported. The deceased militants had been flushed out and were being chased by Afghan National Police and Afghan soldiers.  Jan and his followers were wanted by authorities for their role in local bombing attacks, assassinations, and intimidation efforts throughout the region, officials said.  Afghan officials celebrated Jan's death, citing it as a major victory against the terrorists. Haji Zalmay, the Pech district sub-governor, said Jan "murdered innocent people" and was a major cause of instability in the region.  (Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force - 82 news releases.)  

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By Cpl. Zachary Dyer, USMCSpecial to American Forces Press Service April 29, 2007 – The Marines of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band have put down their instruments and picked up their rifles to become part of the security detachment for the Tactical Air Control Center here. "All Marines are riflemen," said Sgt. Austin Hunt, a trumpet player with the band and a member of the TACC security force. "It's different going from the band to doing something else, yes, but it's great. Every time you change something up, get out of the monotony, it's a good thing."  Making the change from music to security was easy for the Marines of the band, according to Sgt. Stephen Talbot, a trombone player and member of TACC security.  "It came pretty naturally," said Talbot. "We take a lot of pride in the fact we're riflemen first and that we are able to plug into different environments, different situations and scenarios. So coming here was fun, because it's a lot different than being out on the parade deck playing for ceremonies. But at the same time, it just incorporated a lot of different elements of training from boot camp all the way to the pre-deployment training we received before we got here."  The pre-deployment training for the Marines ranged from weapons handling to detainee operations, according to Talbot. The job of TACC security has kept the band Marines fairly busy during their deployment, which doesn't bother the band members at all, according to Hunt.  "It's a change of pace," said Hunt. "It's always good to do something different and be a 'real Marine' so to speak. Out here we are able to do different things. We stand TACC security, we have a few people (acting as military police) and a few people doing badging. It's a good change of pace."  The role as military policemen and badge officials are new to the Marines of the band, according to Talbot.  "The band has come out to Al Asad previous times and been strictly TACC security, but this time we are augmenting (2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion), so we're being incorporated into all the facets of a security battalion," said Talbot. "It's a great way for us to prove and show to the rest of the Marine Corps that Marine musicians are more than capable of being plugged into different job fields, and that we do an outstanding job."  The band Marines are not all work and no play however. They practice in their off time and played morning colors as a band March 30. They also provide a bugler to play morning and evening colors.  "That kind of filled in the gap that I have, the musical gap, from coming out here," said Sgt. William Killian, a tuba player in the band and a member of TACC security. "Plus, we have our horns here in the guard shack, so we're able to keep up on our music."  There are currently 15 band Marines deployed to Al Asad. They are scheduled to cycle out with a second wave of Marines after six months. While they are here though, the Marines are just glad they get to help with the mission, according to Talbot.  "Most of our time out here is spent doing security," said Talbot. "It's paramount to us, and it's paramount for the deployment. We came here to help win the fight."  (Marine Cpl. Zachary Dyer is assigned to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) Public Affairs.) 

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Police-Writers.com is a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books.  The website added a federal law enforcement agent as well as two local police officers.

Anna Mydlarz has been a career law enforcement officer, serving with the city of Buffalo Police Department for over 20 years.  She has had experience in patrol work and has been promoted to detective, serving with the burglary task force, vice squad and narcotics squad.  She currently serves in the communication crime unit, which specializes in high-tech crimes. stalking, telephone harassment, and Internet crimes.  Furthermore, she serves on several task forces that are at the foremost of emerging issues. 

Anna Mydlarz co-authored with Donald Hutton Guide to Homeland Security Careers and Guide to Law Enforcement Careers.  According to the book description of the Guide to Law Enforcement Careers, “Hundreds of jobs are listed and described in local, state, federal, military, and special law enforcement agencies. Here’s advice on where to look for job openings, how to apply, and how to meet law enforcement agency qualifications. Careers cover a variety of areas including municipal police officer, deputy sheriff, corrections officer, state police officer, federal agents, criminal investigators, and many more. Advice is given and opportunities are cited for current and recently retired law enforcement officers. Helpful web sites are listed in this edition, and more than 100 law enforcement insignia patches are illustrated.”

Donald B. Hutton served as an executive staff member for the New York State Thruway Authority and New York State Canal Corporation.  He worked progressively for several law enforcement agencies; with the New York State Office of Inspector General as executive deputy inspector general, as a Delaware & Hudson Railroad Police Department special agent, as a United States Department of Veteran Affairs police officer, and as a United States Customs Service Inspector. 

Donald B. Hutton served in the United States Coast Guard as a reservist from 1976 until 1992 in the following capacities:  as a boatswains mate, a pollution investigator, a special agent in intelligence, and in mobilization/augmentation administration.  In 1992, Donald Hutton received and honorable discharge.  He has a master's degree from the State University of New York College at Buffalo

Donald Hutton is also the author of numerous articles and books.  He co-authored with Anna Mydlarz Guide to Homeland Security Careers and Guide to Law Enforcement Careers.  He also wrote Guide to Military Careers, and in 2000 published a suspense thriller, A Deep Blue Sounding Dark Voyage with the U.S. Coast Guard.   According to the book description of A Deep Blue Sounding Dark Voyage with the U.S. Coast Guard, “The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cape Solace mysteriously sinks while on patrol off the coast of Florida, taking 26 crewmembers to a deep water grave.  At the same time, Coast Guard Intelligence Agent Brad Thomas surfaces from a deep cover sting operation in New York City netting two “coasties” involved in smuggling for the mob.”  According to John Wallace, author of POW-83, “This riveting book will alter America's view of the Coast Guard. Don Hutton is a writer of genuine purpose and originality.”

Robert "Bob" Taubert is thought of by FBI veterans as the finest firearms and tactics instructor to serve in the FBI. He has a Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Physical Education and served 12 years as a reconnaissance infantry Marine pulling two combat tours in Vietnam, rising to the rank of Major and serving as company commander.  

Robert Taubert joined the FBI serving his country as a Special Agent for over twenty-four years. While in the FBI he was heavily involved in Special Operations and was one of the founders and trainers of the FBI’s Elite Hostage Rescue Team (HRT. Bob served as the FBI SOG liaison for the USMC and US Navy special operations entities. Bob is responsible for the birth of the widely known SEAL Team 6 and assisted what was to become today’s US Navy's Development Group, in gaining official recognition as a national counter terrorism asset by the military.

Serving as the senior instructor at the FBI Academy in the FBI’s SOARS, the elite Special Operations units he was chosen by the DEA to train and equip DEA agents in Close Quarters Battle, SWAT tactics and combat survival skills. These agents went on to participate in some of the most highly secretive joint agency covert operations that the US has ever run. During his tours of duty with the Bureau and DEA he attended every major firearms school in the world and qualified as a Master or Expert in long and short firearms.

Following the FBI he was a staff instructor at the Smith & Wesson Academy; he is a subject matter expert in SWAT, Anti-Terrorism, Hostage Rescue and Police Survival issues; he is a Staff Instructor for the US Department of State's Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program and is also an adjunct Instructor at Alan Brosnan's Tactical Explosive Entry School and Kelly McCain’s Crucible Training Center. He is an accomplished author and is a staff writer for many LE Magazines, publications, and journals. Robert Taubert is the co-author of Soldiering on: The Stories of Two Former Kiwi SAS Men in Their Continuing World-Wide Careers of Adventure.

Police-Writers.com now hosts 506 police officers (representing 213 police departments) and their 1070 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.

Police-Writers.com is a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books.  Police-Writers.com added James McEachin to the website.  He is a war hero and has been a firefighter, police officer, accomplished actor, writer and now a movie director.

James McEachin, a former police officer for the Hackensack Police Department (New Jersey) is an African-American actor and award-winning author most notably noted for his role as the first black man to have his own show on NBC called TENAFLY, and for his many character roles such as portraying police lieutenant Brock in the Perry Mason television movie series.

As a young man, James McEachin served in the U.S. Army before, and then during the Korean War. Serving in King Company, he was wounded (nearly fatally) in an ambush and left for dead. He was rescued by a young blond boy who carried him for two days and many miles over difficult terrain and nearby gunfire to safety before disappearing from McEachin's life forever. McEachin was one of only two soldiers to survive the ambush. He was discharged from the Army as a corporal.  He was awarded both the Purple Heart and Silver Star in 2005 by California Congressman David Dreier after McEachin participated in a Veterans History Project interview given by Dreier's office and in which they discovered McEachin had no copies of his own military records. Dreier's office quickly traced the records and notified McEachin of the Silver Star commendation and awarding him all seven of his medals of valor shortly thereafter and fifty years after his service.

Following his military career James McEachin dabbled in civil service as first a fireman and then a police officer.  In 1953, he had a brief law enforcement career as a police officer for the Hackensack Police Department (New Jersey) before he moved to California and became a record producer. Known as Jimmy Mack in the industry, he worked with young artists like Otis Redding and went on to produce The Fury's. He began his acting career shortly after, and was signed by Universal as a contract actor in the 1960s. He was regularly cast in professional, "solid citizen" occupational roles, such as a lawyer or a police commander, guesting on numerous series such as Hawaii Five-O, Mannix, and Dragnet. He played the dee-jay Sweet Al Monty in Play Misty for Me (1971) with Clint Eastwood. In 1973, McEachin starred as Harry Tenafly, the title character in Tenafly, a short-lived detective series about a police officer turned private detective who relied on his wits and hard work, rather than guns and fistfights.

While continuing to guest star in many television series and appearing in several feature-length films, McEachin landed his most memorable role, that of police lieutenant Brock in the 1986 television movie Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun. He would reprise this role in more than a dozen Perry Mason telemovies, appearing opposite the late Raymond Burr.

In the 1990s, McEachin semi-retired from acting to pursue a writing career. His first work was a military history of the court-martial of 63 black American soldiers during the First World War, titled Farewell to the Mockingbirds (1995), which won the 1998 Benjamin Franklin Award. His next works, mainly fiction novels, included The Heroin Factor (1999), Say Goodnight to the Boys in Blue (2000), The Great Canis Lupus (2001), and Tell me a Tale: A Novel of the Old South (2003). McEachin also published Pebbles in the Roadway in (2003), a collection of short stories and essays which the author describes as "a philosophical view of America and Americans." In (2005) McEachin produced the award-winning audio book VOICES: A Tribute to the American Veteran.

In early (2006) the film short REVEILLE in which James McEachin starred with David Huddleston began to play to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and people began to request copies of the film. The film was posted on video,google.com and quickly garnered 1.5 million hits and a deluge of fan mail to the jamesmceachin.com website which inspired McEachin's latest contribution, OLD GLORY in which he wrote, produced, directed, and acted. OLD GLORY is McEachin's directorial debut.

In 2001, McEachin received the Distinguished Achievement Award from Morgan State University. In 2005, he became an Army Reserve Ambassador, this distinction carries the protocol of a two-star general.  (Source for some of the information was en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McEachin)

As a former member of the U.S. Military, James McEachin is also listed on www.military-writers.com

Police-Writers.com now hosts 504 police officers (representing 211 police departments) and their 1066 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.

The Self Defense seminar is predicated on a “proven” idea that “prevention is better than cure”… (Charles Dickens, 1850).  It is NOT about breaking boards, flipping in mid-air nor all that other nonsense one sees in the movies… 

This introduction course exposes the participants to Real Life scenarios, how to notice immanent threat and most assuredly, how to “avoid” a tragic outcome all together..  Much of the first hour engenders a “new” mind-set and “awareness” that should preclude such an unfortunate outcome… Most participants are “astonished” to realize how simple and applicable such techniques are and how easy they are to incorporate… NO “Black Belt” ability is required nor have any of the participants ever gotten hurt attending these seminars over the past 30 years!

Essentially, the practical part of this mini course incorporates the “same” basic techniques that every new police recruit is required to learn; (remember, when “bad” things happen, there’s never a cop around when you need one!). The time to have a plan or a strategy is before one actually needs to prevail upon one!   Though many students continue on with their life “unmolested”, those who haven’t been so fortunate report “successful” outcomes; the result of having learned some very rudimentary techniques. 

Participants can have an absolute expectation of concluding this program with a new awareness they never had previously.  Tragically, the “common denominator” re: most assaults, is that the victim was “unaware” of impending harm; they never saw it coming!  Not only is the practitioner made “aware” of such scenarios, the event is play-acted out to “involve” the student; a method that helps engender an appropriate response to a real-life situation. *(I actually interviewed muggers, rapists & repeat violent felons who were currently incarcerated at maximum-security prisons. It was “their” techniques, (“M.O.”- Modus Operandi), that helped punctuate the course with “authenticity” designed for real-world situations… 

On purpose, a little “humor” is interjected during this introduction; learning Self-Defense can and “should” be fun; (not daunting or intimidating).  But everyone will leave the event with more knowledge than they had previously; that’s my promise!!  

About the Instructor:

Police Officer Larry Waimon (ret.) remains P.B.A. Member in “Good Standing” since 1970, and retired from active duty in “Good Standing.”  He served as senior Police Academy Defensive Tactics instructor throughout career.  His credentials, issued by the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, and the Chief of Police Association, are still in force.  He is a federally registered Black Belt (6^th Degree, Master) and licensed to teach in all fifty states.  He has been a security liaison for a large trauma hospital, educational course coordinator for a federally funded security officer program and received his Teacher’s Certification from the New Jersey Department of Education.

During his law enforcement career, Larry Waimon received 4 commendations for Valor & Meritorious Service; trained Washington County’s Correctional Emergency Response Team; and, earned the Distinguished Expert badge on the Practical Pistol Course.  He is a member of the American Society of Industrial Security, Int. and a former keynote speaker for New Jersey Association of School Administrators.

Contact Larry Waimon

waiview@adelphia.net

Military-Writers.com is a website dedicated to listing all former United States military personnel who have written books.  The website added a sailor, Shane Moore, and a Marine, Robert Taubert.

Shane Moore is a detective with the Gillespie Police Department (Illinois).  His debut novel is A Prisoner's Welcome.  Shane Moore describes his work as a fantasy similar to Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter, but with much heavier writing and themes which are best suited for the adult reader.

One reader/reviewer of Shane Moore’s novel said, “A Prisoner's Welcome is a rare fantasy that lacks the troupes of almost every fantasy novel out there. It starts out with young Lancalion searching for a person to read some parchments that are supposed to detail the murder of his parents-an orphan with power trying to discover the one responsible for his parents murder-SAME OLD troupe! That is where it all changes. Moore takes us on a whirlwind ride with politics, deceit, trickery, and backstabbing on a grand scale.”  Shane Moore served in the United States Navy.

Robert "Bob" Taubert is thought of by FBI veterans as the finest firearms and tactics instructor to serve in the FBI. He has a Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Physical Education and served 12 years as a reconnaissance infantry Marine pulling two combat tours in Vietnam, rising to the rank of Major and serving as company commander.  

Robert Taubert joined the FBI serving his country as a Special Agent for over twenty-four years. While in the FBI he was heavily involved in Special Operations and was one of the founders and trainers of the FBI’s Elite Hostage Rescue Team (HRT. Bob served as the FBI SOG liaison for the USMC and US Navy special operations entities. Bob is responsible for the birth of the widely known SEAL Team 6 and assisted what was to become today’s US Navy's Development Group, in gaining official recognition as a national counter terrorism asset by the military.

Serving as the senior instructor at the FBI Academy in the FBI’s SOARS, the elite Special Operations units Robert Taubert was chosen by the DEA to train and equip DEA agents in Close Quarters Battle, SWAT tactics and combat survival skills. These agents went on to participate in some of the most highly secretive joint agency covert operations that the US has ever run. During his tours of duty with the Bureau and DEA he attended every major firearms school in the world and qualified as a Master or Expert in long and short firearms.

Following the FBI he was a staff instructor at the Smith & Wesson Academy; he is a subject matter expert in SWAT, Anti-Terrorism, Hostage Rescue and Police Survival issues; he is a Staff Instructor for the US Department of State's Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program and is also an adjunct Instructor at Alan Brosnan's Tactical Explosive Entry School and Kelly McCain’s Crucible Training Center. He is an accomplished author and is a staff writer for many law enforcement magazines, publications, and journals. Robert Taubert is the co-author of Soldiering on: The Stories of Two Former Kiwi SAS Men in Their Continuing World-Wide Careers of Adventure.

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