My name is Rudy Reyes and I'm an ex-Recon Marine, triathelete, and international championship fighter.
My three tours of duty included Afghanistans Enduring Freedom and Iraqs Iraqi Freedom. During my first tour in Iraq, Rolling Stone magazine embedded a reporter, Evan Wright, to follow my 1st Reconnaissance battalion behind enemy lines. The investigative report turned into the book, Generation Kill.
You might have seen me in 2006 promoting a great cause. Myself and nine other veteran Recon Marines posed in Americas Heroes 2007 Calendar produced by the Freedom is Not Free organization (http://www.freedomisnotfree.com). Proceeds went to assist young war veterans who are suffering from physical and mental trauma.
After I returned home from war in 2005, I began coaching martial arts and boxing in San Diego. Now my personal training business has exploded and I've formed a workout philosophy that is multidisciplinary, intense, spiritual, and a helluva lot of fun.
Just recently HBO cast me to play myself in a television series based on the book, Generation Kill. The series premiered in the US last July, and is still playing in other countries. The series will be available from HBO on DVD in December. Don't miss it.