Warrior Spirit
The project was called "The Trojan Warrior Project".
As an insignia it took the logo of a flying horse above two light sabers. Beneath was the inscription "Vi Cit Tecum", or "May the Force be with You".
25 operators participated in the project.
Dr. Richard Strozzi Heckler was one of the primary instructors. Richard is an extremely gifted / talented man, former combat Marine long time aikidoist and psychologist.
In 1990, he published a book about the project titled "In Search of the Warrior Spirit - Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets".
The book is still available and is most interesting on a number of different levels.
Commander of the Ranger Training Brigade at the time, Keith M. Nightingale, commented of the book "This book should be necessary reading material for all Rangers and Special Forces units."
Heckler continues to train and teach in northern California.
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"Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer." - Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido
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