AFGHAN JOURNAL

Jeff Courter is a Sergeant First Class in the Illinois Army National Guard, currently serving as recruiting and retention NCO in Chicago.

He served for a year in Afghanistan, training and mentoring the Afghan Border Police near the Pakistan border. During his tour in 2007-2008, he fought against the Taliban and participated in numerous combat and humanitarian missions.

Prior to his mobilization, Sergeant Courter was an independent business consultant and Sunday School teacher in suburban Chicago, where he lives with his wife and three children.

Previously, he served for many years with the US Navy Reserve, and served on active duty with the US Marine Corps.

Sergeant Courter is a long-time student of diverse religious practices, spirituality and philosophy. He holds a BA in Mass Communication from The Ohio State University.

"Afghan Journal" is his first commerically distributed publication.