Buzz Patterson
Robert "Buzz" Patterson (born October 5, 1955) is an American political author and retired United States Air Force pilot.[1]
Patterson was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Virginia Tech and a master's degree in business administration from Webster University.
Patterson served 20 years as a pilot on active duty in the United States Air Force. From 1996 to 1998, Colonel Patterson was the Senior Military Aide to President Bill Clinton. During that time he was responsible for the President's Emergency Satchel.[2] He retired in 2001 to pursue a career as a writer, conservative political commentator and commercial airline pilot. He now has three children.
Published works
- Dereliction of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Compromised America's National Security (Regnery Publishing, 2003)
- Reckless Disregard: How Liberal Democrats Undermine Our Military, Endanger Our Soldiers, and Jeopardize Our National Security (Regnery Publishing, 2004)
- War Crimes: The Left's Campaign to Destroy the Military and Lose the War on Terror (Crown Forum, 2007)
Awards and honors
- Defense Superior Service Medal, for accomplishments while at the White House
- Air Medal, for flying fifteen combat support missions into Sarajevo
References
- ↑ ""Buzz" Patterson to Entertain UCSB Republicans Tonight". Santa Barbara Independent. December 3, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ↑ Whittell, Giles (October 22, 2010). "Bill Clinton did lose nuclear strike codes". The Australian. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
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