Nathan Sassaman

Nathan Sassaman (b. 1963 or 1964) is a retired United States Army officer and the author of the book Warrior King (with Joe Layden) about his experiences in the Iraq War.

He commanded the Fourth Infantry Division's 1-8 Battalion in Iraq in 2003-2004 as a lieutenant colonel. He was awarded a Bronze Star for valor. An incident in which some of his troops forced two Iraqi civilian detainees to jump into the Tigris River, one of whom allegedly drowned, led to a reprimand that effectively ended his career. He retired in 2005.

He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, where he played football. He is married and has two children. They live in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

References

• "Retired Colonel Criticizes Iraq Strategies in Book," Wall Street Journal, 11 July 2008, pg. A4
• "The Fall of the Warrior King," New York Times, 23 October 2005

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