Jeff Struecker

Jeff Struecker was a decorated US Army Ranger. At age 18, he enlisted as Infantryman and retired as a Chaplain with over 22 years of service to the nation. In 2017, he was inducted into the US Army Ranger Hall of Fame.

He served in many positions in the US Army's 75th Ranger Regiment. Jeff won the David L. Grange Best Ranger Competition in 1996. He taught ROTC at the University of Louisville and was recognized in 1998 as the US Army ROTC, Noncommissioned Officer of the year. Jeff spent his final ten years in the US Army serving as a chaplain in Airborne and Ranger units.

Jeff has been deployed as part of 5 different US wars. HIs combat experience includes participation in the invasion of Panama, Operation Desert Storm, Black Hawk Down in Somalia, and more than a dozen combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. Jeff has been awarded medals for valor in combat and has received many medals as recognition for his service in the US Army.

Jeff holds a Ph.D. from the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. He also has several other earned and honorary degrees.

Jeff in an award-winning author with many books in print. He and his wife, Dawn, have five children and four grandchildren.