Jon Hoffman is a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve & is currently in the field-history branch of the Marine Corps Historical Center. He has a master's degree from Ohio State, twelve years of active duty in the Marine Corps, & a J.D. degree from Duke University Law School. He has published many articles & one book, "Once a Legend", a biography of Major General Merritt "Red Mike" Edson, which won the Marine Corps' prize as the best book of the year. Hoffman lives in Virginia.
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