Sean Gilfillan is the CEO and co-founder of To The Fallen Records http://www.tothefallenrecords.com , the world's only military record label. He is also a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and is currently an officer in the Army Reserves attached to the Army Asymmetric Warfare Office (AAWO).

He has a Business Degree from Norwich University, the nation's oldest private military college and the birthplace of ROTC and an M.A. in Diplomacy/International Relations with a concentration in International Terrorism, focusing on Counterinsurgency from there as well.

Sean spent 4 years in Germany, of which 15 months were spent in Iraq, most of them with 1/6 Infantry in Jadriyah, which is the zone in Baghdad that contains both Baghdad and Nah'rain Universities.

He was the liaison to both Universities for his unit as well as a project manager responsible for $5 million worth of projects, setting up the Neighborhood Advisory Council, Force Protection Services and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps for which he earned the Bronze Star.

Sean has traveled to over 30 countries and has extensively studied Counterinsurgency, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Middle Eastern culture, religion and various terrorist organizations, focusing mostly on Al Qaida.

He is a member of the Association of the United States Army, Reserve Officers Association, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, and various other veteran organizations and gives talks on national security, terrorism and international relations all over the country.

Feel free to email him at: sgilfillan@gmail.com

Blog Entries by Sean Gilfillan

Paul Wolfowitz is Wrong on ForeignPolicy.com

Posted August 25, 2009 | 11:09 AM (EST)


I just finished reading Paul Wolfowitz' article on ForeignPolicy.com titled, "Think Again: Realism" and concluded that he is completely wrong. His argument continues to argue that realism, as an International Relations theory, is a "misguided doctrine."

Read it here. I'll wait: Paul Wolfowitz -- Think Again: Realism

Ok. Did...

Read Post

President Obama's Speech: Classic Lesson in Counterinsurgency

7 Comments | Posted June 4, 2009 | 06:00 PM (EST)


If you don't think that Al Qaida spearheads a growing global insurgency, you have been on Mars for the past 13 years. And if you don't think that President Obama's speech today was a classic lesson in counterinsurgency, then you are not looking at the big picture.

David Galula's 1964...

Read Post

The 1%: America Insourcing Sacrifice

5 Comments | Posted June 1, 2009 | 11:23 AM (EST)


Reading about the suicides and killings going on within our military ranks is enough to make any military man/woman depressed.

It is heartbreaking to see that 5 soldiers were killed by an NCO who had been in Iraq for almost 3 years of his life. That...

Read Post

Two Paths Ahead for the Palestinians: Nonviolence vs. Violence

Posted December 29, 2008 | 10:42 PM (EST)


Throughout history, most people have achieved liberation and freedom through violence. The French did so via the French Revolution and ditto for the Cuban revolution, the Romanian Revolution and the American Revolution. Others today are trying the same techniques including the Tamils in Sri Lanka and currently, the Palestinians in...

Read Post

Wake Up, World! We are Fighting Two Wars Against Al Qaida

Posted November 26, 2008 | 11:40 PM (EST)


More Muslim militant attacks in India? Must mean that Kashmir is still an unresolved issue.

As long as Indian troops are patrolling lands where Muslim insurgents exist and elicit government responses that ostracize the Muslim public and moderates, there will continue to be attacks from terrorist/insurgent groups on Indian...

Read Post

The Sound of Veterans Day

Posted November 11, 2008 | 09:08 AM (EST)


For most of the world's record companies, even though it is Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11th is just another day. Major labels release albums on Tuesdays, so they'll be busy trying to make sure the big holiday releases that are coming out that day are "moving units", as is parlance....

Read Post

Re: Scott Kesterson's "The Other Side of Paradise"

Posted November 7, 2008 | 12:52 PM (EST)


Scott Kesterson wrote a great blog providing us a snapshot of a few soldiers' and officers' reactions to President-Elect Obama's win on Election Day called "The Other Side of Paradise."

After reading some of the comments, I felt I had to highlight a few things and make a...

Read Post

America the Beautiful

Posted November 4, 2008 | 03:19 PM (EST)


As I sit in front of my computer, I am compelled to acknowledge the historic moment that will befall America on Election Day. For the first time in American history, a person that is a minority will be elected by the majority to represent us to the rest of the...

Read Post

The Soundtrack of War: Music by American Servicemembers and Veterans

Posted September 13, 2008 | 09:02 PM (EST)


Quoted from the Observer:


"My whole body was numb. I got up and limped towards the Humvee. A colleague was circling with blood dripping from his face. I shouted but he didn't react and I really thought I was a ghost. I thought I was dead.' In...

Read Post

Don't Hire Palin: How Palin's B.S. is BS

Posted August 30, 2008 | 10:59 PM (EST)


When applying for a job, the first criteria listed by a potential employer is your education. If you don't meet the minimum standards for the job, don't bother applying. If someone is applying for a marketing position and has a degree in education, that should raise a red flag. If...

Read Post

Russia is Still a Threat to America and to Europe

Posted August 12, 2008 | 08:15 PM (EST)


Honestly, who is scared of a terrorist?

You have more of a chance dying from a lightning strike than from a terrorist attack.

Terrorist organizations, by their very nature, are militarily weak organizations. The REAL threat has always been other nation-states, as evidenced by the recent war...

Read Post

Why We Have The Wrong Strategy to Combat "Terrorism"

Posted July 24, 2008 | 03:47 PM (EST)


You cannot win a "War on Terrorism". Period.

This is the same BS we hear with the "War on Drugs" and the "War on Poverty" and every other "war" we declare on inanimate objects, casual effects and conditions. These are simply sound bites, but sometimes there is nothing actually...

Read Post

Do We Value Service to Our Country? Why We MUST Support the 2008 GI Bill

Posted May 12, 2008 | 09:34 PM (EST)


My position as CEO of To The Fallen Records requires me to be nonpartisan because our primary purpose is to support music artists within the military, but this is an issue that transcends politics and I feel compelled to speak out on behalf of my fellow service members.

The new...

Read Post