Ricardo Herrera is an Associate Professor of Military History at the School of Advanced Military Studies US Army Command and General Staff College His teaching interests specifically include 18th and 19th Century American military history He discusses his book For Liberty and the Republic The American Citizen as Soldier 17751861 Mr Herrera spoke at the George Washington Symposium on November 7 2015 He also serves on the faculty of the George Washington Leadership Institute and assists with its excursion programs