William G. Boykin

William G. Boykin

Lt. General William G. Boykin (retired) was the U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) with a Bachelor's Degree in English in 1971 and joined the Delta Force at the age of 29. In his 36-years in the army, he played a role in almost every recent major American military operation, serving in Grenada, Somalia, and Iraq. He also served at the Pentagon, as Chief, Special Operations Division and later at the Central Intelligence Agency as Deputy Director of Special Activities. LTG Boykin retired on August 1, 2007 and is currently a professor at Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia. He is the author of "Never Surrender: A Soldier's Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedom" and "Danger Close." You can find out more about him at his website www.kingdomwarriors.net.