Ron Bracy, author of Walk On: From the Valley of Despair to the Mountaintop of Praise. He was born on an Army post, adopted at the age of six, and grew up in the hills of Bethesda, Arkansas. Graduating from the United States Air Force Academy, he served 42 years in the Active, Reserve, and National Guard components of the US Air Force. He is a veteran of Vietnam with 183 combat reconnaissance missions, recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, 15 Air Medals, and other medals for outstanding military service. He was a US Air Force chaplain deployed throughout the world. Ron survived the 9-11-2001 attack on the Pentagon where he served on the Joint Chief of Staff. He has a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies and Ethics and taught Old Testament, New Testament, Philosophy, and Ethics at seminary, college and secondary schools. He is a retired pastor of 25 years, currently teaching Old Testament and Historical Theology at Geneva Classical and Christian School of Boerne, TX.