Yes, I wrote this book under my pen name MR Valentine, who was like a James Bond on black and white TV every week. I would skip dating on the night he was on!

I have been teaching SITUATIONAL AWARENESS for 25 years learning from my sensei TOM BROWN, who himself learned from studying with an old Native American when he was a kid. He is considered one of the top TRACKERS in the world and has been used by law enforcement, FBI and the US military, where he has the mission of getting on a top secret base well guarded without being caught. He has NEVER failed the mission.

There are exercises Tom taught me like increasing my PERIPHERAL VISION, moving my EARS around to get FOCUSED hearing, and the importance of TOTAL SILENCE.

I have especially taught moms the importance of SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, when shopping in a mall with toddlers. Leave the packages with the mall consignor and then pull up to the front entrance, where he or she can bring out the packages. Also take a photo of the area, where you park your vehicle either outside the mall or inside the parking garage.

With the current world situation in Iran, we must be concerned for SLEEPER CELLS being activated. Therefore make sure if you see anything suspicious or an out-of-place person to stay alert especially in malls, festivals, sporting and musical events.

I had a personal experience right here in Franklin, North Carolina, which is a small western North Carolina mountain town. My friend Linda, who is also very AWARE, and I spotted four well dressed Arabic men exiting from their vehicle on a summer Saturday afternoon. I assure I have NEVER seen anyone here wearing a business suit on Saturday afternoon! We decided to follow them discreetly.

I noticed they were NOT looking at the Main Street shop windows but instead at the TOP of the buildings! They seemed to be surveiling these building tops for places to put a sniper. We have numerous downtown festivals through out the spring, summer and fall attracting not only the locals but visitors.

This suspicious activity correlated with suspicious activity my fellow trained SITUATIONALLY AWARE friends had seen at a supposed Arab “youth camp” about 20-25 miles west of Franklin, where only young MEN were seen ages 18 to 30s!

You see how important SITUATIONAL AWARENESS is!

I’m available for consultations, interviews and podcasts. Email me at hughsimpson@gmx.com Subject: Situational Awareness.

Hugh Simpson