"Allen 'Max' Woodside didn't research this story. He lived it."

Allen
"Max" Woodside enlisted in the U.S. Army at seventeen in 1982, serving
in Mechanized Infantry at Fort Carson, Colorado, before deploying to
Northern Germany during the Cold War. From 1986 to 1989, he served with
the 2nd Ranger Battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington — conducting
operations near the East German border alongside the German Military and
10th Special Forces Group.

In
December 1990, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he
was selected for and passed 1st Force Reconnaissance INDOC. From 1990
through 2004, he served in multiple reconnaissance assignments —
including as a Plank Holder with 5th Force Reconnaissance in Okinawa and
in the experimental VSW/MCM unit under direct U.S. Navy command,
alongside USMC Recon, Navy SEALs, and Navy EOD. He retired from 3rd
Reconnaissance Battalion as a Staff Sergeant.

Following
his military service, Woodside worked as a private military contractor
with Blackwater, DynCorp, and Triple Canopy, and supported operations in
an OGA capacity with Xe.

He
lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife of over thirty years. His
younger son, SSgt Tristan Woodside, USMC, is deceased. His older son
serves as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army — an 11B Infantry Team Leader,
presently deployed.

"He writes what others only imagine — stories forged in faith, brotherhood, and the true cost of keeping your word."