Heroes’ Path Board of Advisors

Gerry Tertychny

COL Gerry Tertychny, U.S. Army (Retired), Ed.D., served 28 years in Infantry, Special Forces and Civil Affairs. He retired in 2015 as Director of Special Operations Forces at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute with a degree in history. He holds master’s degrees from California State University and the U.S. Army War College, and a Doctor of Education from George Washington University.

After the Army he served as Commandant of Cadets at Valley Forge Military Academy and College, Adjunct Professor of Military History at Norfolk State University, and Senior Army Instructor at Bethel High School.

He has led Heroes’ Path webinars on Midway, the decision to use the atomic bomb, and Yorktown. He lives in LaGrange, Georgia.