AUTHOR BIO

Paul K. Chappell graduated from West Point in 2002.  He served in the army for seven years, was deployed to Baghdad, and left active duty in November 2009 as a Captain. He is the author of Will War Ever End?: A Soldier’s Vision of Peace for the 21st Century and The End of War: How Waging Peace Can Save Humanity, Our Planet, and Our Future (May 2010). He lives in Santa Barbara, California, where he is serving as the Peace Leadership Director for the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (www.wagingpeace.org). He is working on his third book, Peaceful Revolution: How to Create the Future that Humanity Needs to Survive, and he speaks throughout the country to colleges, high schools, veterans groups, churches, and activist organizations.

Photo by Jessica York

Click Picture to Enlarge My friend Dennis Lane from Veterans for Peace (August 26, 2010)

Click Picture to Enlarge My friend Lagilagi, who served in the Fijian military in Special Forces. He was tortured, had seven ribs and the bones in his face broken, and spent eight years in prison, but he has learned to forgive and is now an inspiring soldier of peace. He told me that when soldiers leave the military, they are still duty-bound to serve others, and he feels duty-bound to work for peace. His wise words remind me of the philosophy of West Point, which taught me that life is about serving others. (August 11, 2010)

Click Picture to Enlarge Me with Gavin de Becker and one of the cutest kids in the world. Gavin de Becker is one of the true pioneers in the struggle to build a safe and more peaceful world. His book, The Gift of Fear, has helped countless people. (August 5, 2010)

Click Picture to Enlarge In Cleveland, Ohio with Chico (dog), James (who served as a medic in Iraq), and Reuben (June 2010)

Shortly after leaving the army (Fall 2009)

Click Picture to Enlarge Ralph and Christine Dull (October 2009)

Click Picture to Enlarge Fort Bliss, Texas (February 2009)

Command Photo (July 2008)

Washington D.C. (April, 2005)