Colonel John Reitzell is a well-decorated veteran of the Army Rangers. He is coming to UAH to speak about Leadership and what benefits a college student can gain from that wisdom. Author Tom Clancy's book Shadow Warriors contains a chapter called "Chase", which outlines his participation in response to the seizing of cruise ship Achille Lauro by terrorists, and NYT best selling author W.E.B. Griffin dedicated a series of novels to Col. Reitzell.