Put up or shut up!: Police unionism in the ?Big Easy? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781482597257)

LTC Preston Rodrigue holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and a Master of Arts degree in history from Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana. He is a thirty-three year veteran of the United States Army and its reserve components having enlisted in 1968. Rodrigue received a commission as a Second Lieutenant of infantry through the Reserve Officer Training program at Southeastern Louisiana University in 1973. He retired in 2001 as the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence for the 377th Theater Support Command (USAR) in New Orleans, Louisiana with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Throughout his military career, he has served in both operational and intelligence positions in the continental United States, Republic of Vietnam, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Belgium, and in the State of Kuwait. Rodrigue is a graduate of the Infantry Officer's Basic and Advanced Courses, the Engineer Officer's Advanced Course, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, the United States Air Force Tactical Fire Control Course, and the United States Navy War College Staff Officer Course. Among his decorations and awards are the Army Parachutist Badge, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, several awards of the Army Commendation Medal, and the Louisiana Commendation Medal. He is a life member of the 101st Airborne Division Association, and the National Guard Association of Louisiana.