Strongheart: A Story of the Old West - Softcover

BiographyDon Bendell is an author of 26 novels and books with over 2,500,000 copies of his books in print worldwide and a successful motion picture. He is a former US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) captain and decorated and disabled Vietnam veteran and the father of two Special Forces NCOs who are Iraq/Afghan War vets and still serving our nation. He also owns and is Grandmaster of Bendell Karate in Pueblo West and Canon City, and in 1995 was inducted into the International Karate Hall of Fame. His master instructor wife Shirley is also a 2009 inductee, making them the first and only couple in history to both be in the Hall of Fame. Don has a Master of Science degree in Leadership from the Ken Blanchard College Business at Grand Canyon University and a BS in Business from Colorado Christian University. Don has 6 grown children and 9 grandchildren and describes himself simply as "a real cowboy with a real ranch, a real horse, and real cows." He and his wife own the beautiful 200 acre... Read More Don Bendell is an author of 26 novels and books with over 2,500,000 copies of his books in print worldwide and a successful motion picture. He is a former US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) captain and decorated and disabled Vietnam veteran and the father of two Special Forces NCOs who are Iraq/Afghan War vets and still serving our nation. He also owns and is Grandmaster of Bendell Karate in Pueblo West and Canon City, and in 1995 was inducted into the International Karate Hall of Fame. His master instructor wife Shirley is also a 2009 inductee, making them the first and only couple in history to both be in the Hall of Fame. Don has a Master of Science degree in Leadership from the Ken Blanchard College Business at Grand Canyon University and a BS in Business from Colorado Christian University. Don has 6 grown children and 9 grandchildren and describes himself simply as "a real cowboy with a real ranch, a real horse, and real cows."