Michael J. Conley is the author of Not Alone. This true story encompasses much of his life as a soldier, a green beret, a ranger, and a ranger instructor. He has 42 years of military history. He has also served as a team leader, a squad leader, a platoon sergeant, a field first sergeant in Iraq, the Senior Operations Non-commissioned Officer in the Republic of Georgia, and a First Sergeant and a NCOIC of a Mitt Team in Iraq.