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Jimmy Blackmon is a retired Army Colonel, speaker, author, and consultant. Jimmy spent 30 years leading soldiers in the U.S. Army. He is one of the most combat-experienced soldiers of the modern era, with six operational deployments, including two tours in the Balkans, two tours in Iraq, and two tours in Afghanistan.
Jimmy was the air mission commander on the mission that killed Saddam Hussein’s sons - #2 and #3 on the Iraqi most wanted list. He was also the aviation task force commander in the battles in which four congressional medals of honor were earned.
Jimmy is the author of four books and co-author of two albums. He is also a three-time archery world champion, and he was a member of the 1998 U.S. Armed Forces World Cross Country team.
Jimmy concluded his military service on the Joint Staff in Washington, D.C., where he led a select team of Department of Defense strategists as they developed plans, policy, and strategic posture for our nation’s most complex global problems.
Some of Jimmy’s awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, four Bronze Star Medals, four Air Medals, and he is a recipient of the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award. Jimmy has the combat action badge, the Ranger tab, the airborne and air assault badges, and he is a Master Army Aviator. Jimmy was the 2017 Vistage Breakout Speaker of the Year.
Jimmy was the air mission commander on the mission that killed Saddam Hussein’s sons - #2 and #3 on the Iraqi most wanted list. He was also the aviation task force commander in the battles in which four congressional medals of honor were earned.
Jimmy is the author of four books and co-author of two albums. He is also a three-time archery world champion, and he was a member of the 1998 U.S. Armed Forces World Cross Country team.
Jimmy concluded his military service on the Joint Staff in Washington, D.C., where he led a select team of Department of Defense strategists as they developed plans, policy, and strategic posture for our nation’s most complex global problems.
Some of Jimmy’s awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, four Bronze Star Medals, four Air Medals, and he is a recipient of the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award. Jimmy has the combat action badge, the Ranger tab, the airborne and air assault badges, and he is a Master Army Aviator. Jimmy was the 2017 Vistage Breakout Speaker of the Year.
