Rajiv Srinivasan of Roanoke, Va., is a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He deployed as a Stryker platoon leader in Attack Company, 2-1 Infantry in the Taliban hotbed of Zhari, Kandahar from 2009-2010. There, Rajiv and his platoon were tasked with building a combat outpost with the Afghan National Army and conducting combat patrols in Zhari District. He was awarded a Bronze Star and the Combat Action Badge for leadership under fire.

Rajiv is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, PBS's Regarding War series, and Time Magazine, commenting on military and veteran affairs. He is a 2008 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he graduated in the top 5 perecent of his class majoring in Comparative Politics & Arabic. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Kings College London specializing in counterinsurgency.

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