J.D. Ludwig served in the United States Army from 1976 – 79. He received Combat Medic Training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where he met his wife, Sally. J.D. later enlisted in the Maryland Army Nation Guard and served as Assistant Battalion Surgeon for the first of the 115th Infantry. He and Sally, a Lieutenant Colonel and Nurse, lived in Hawaii, Texas, and Maryland where they raised their six children. J.D. has worked for more than 30 years in the real estate industry. He has held international leadership positions and has won numerous awards. He served for four years as a trustee for a D.C. graduate school teaching statecraft, diplomacy, and national security. Overreach – Blood of Patriots is his first book. J.D. can be reached at jeff@jdludwig.com