Marine Colonel Oliver North (Ret.) talked about his book American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam (B&H Books (May 1, 2009). In the book he tells the stories of the troops featured on his television show, "War Stories." Colonel North showed slides as he talked about the heroism of the men and women fighting America's war on terror and about his trips to cover the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also talked about media news coverage of those wars and compared it to World War II. He responded to questions from members of the audience.

This talk was an NRA-NFM/VGCA Special Presentation Series event at the Virginia Gun Collectors Association's August meeting, held at the National Firearms Museum in the National Rifle Association headquarters.

Oliver North is the host of Fox News Channel's "War Stories." His books include The Assassins; Mission Compromised; and The Jericho Sanction.