Our feature guest is Paul Chappell. Paul Chappell graduated from West Point in ‘02. He served in the army for seven years, was deployed to Baghdad in ‘06, and left active duty in November 2009 as a Captain. He is the author of Will War Ever End?: A Soldier’s Vision of Peace for the 21st Century, The End of War: How Waging Peace Can Save Humanity, Our Planet, and Our Future, and Peaceful Revolution: How We Can Create the Future Needed for Humanity’s Survival He lives in Santa Barbara, CA, where he is serving as the Peace Leadership Director for the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (www.wagingpeace.org). He is working on his fourth book, The Art of Waging Peace: A Strategic Approach to Improving Our Lives and the World. http://www.peacefulrevolution.com

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