CAMERON BEATTIE

Cameron Beattie spent her childhood observing the military life. Her father, a Special Forces officer, was away from the family for long deployments, but she didn’t understand what it was like for him until she lived part of it herself.

As a freshman at Loyola College, Beattie joined the ROTC, receiving a scholarship to cover the remainder of her undergraduate education. The following year, she was selected to attend Airborne School. She graduated in 2009.

Titles Available from Kore Press:

• Powder: Writing by Women in the Ranks, from Vietnam to Iraq