Dr. Robert M. Bowman, Lt. Col., USAF, ret. Is National Commander of “The Patriots”, President of the Institute for Space and Security Studies, Executive Vice President of Millennium III Corporation, and Bishop-Protector of the Roman Catholic Society of Blessed John XXIII. The recipient of the Eisenhower Medal, the George F. Kennan Peace Prize, the President's Medal of Veterans for Peace, the Republic Aviation Airpower Award, the Society of American Military Engineers' ROTC Medal of Merit (twice), the Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal, and numerous other awards, he is one of the country's foremost authorities on national security. Colonel Bowman flew 101 combat missions as a fighter pilot in Vietnam and directed all the DoD “Star Wars” programs under presidents Ford and Carter. He has been an executive in both government and industry, and has chaired 8 major international conferences. Professor Bowman taught at 5 colleges and universities, serving as Department Head and Assistant Dean. His Ph.D. is in Aeronautics and Nuclear Engineering from Caltech. He has lectured at the National War College, the United Nations, Congressional Caucuses, the Academies of Science of six nations, and the House of Lords. Dr. Bowman ran for President in 2000 and was the Democratic candidate for US Congress from the 15th Congressional District of Florida in 2006. http://www.thepatriots.us/ Bob Scheer of The Los Angeles Times called Dr. Bowman “probably the best public speaker in the country today.” He has been a major speaker at Anti-War Conferences He has addressed numerous churches, colleges, labor unions, and Rotary Clubs, and hundreds of peace conferences, and has been keynote speaker at Veterans for Peace annual conventions four times.