Paul Rieckhoff

Paul Rieckhoff is the author of "Chasing Ghosts". He served in Iraq as a member of the 3rd Infantry and 1st Armored Divisions as a First Lieutenant. Paul is a graduate of Amherst College, where he studied political science. After his graduation he entered into military service with the U.S. Army Reserves on September 15th, 1998 and completed Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort McClellan, Alabama. He was assigned to 812th Military Police Company. In 1999 Paul accepted a position with J.P. Morgan and was transferred to the New York Army National Guard. After rising to the rank of Specialist he entered Officer Candidate School (OCS) graduating in June 2001 and was named a Distinguished Military Graduate. Selecting Infantry as his MOS he was assigned to A Company, 1/105th INF, a light infantry unit. September 11, 2001 Paul was in apartment on Manhattan when the first plane struck the World Trade Center. Paul donned his gear and voluntarily went to the complex to