Mr. Kendall D. Gott retired from the United States Army and his combat tours include Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Fox. He is a Life Member of both the VFW and American Legion. A native of Peoria, Illinois, Mr. Gott, graduated from Richwoods High School, received his Bachelors degree in history from Western Illinois University, and a Masters degree from the US Army Command and General Staff College in 1998. In 2002, Mr. Gott joined the staff of the US Army Combat Studies Institute at Fort Leavenworth, KS as the Senior Historian. He resides in his adopted hometown of Leavenworth, Kansas.