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Mark Alexander is an American editor, publisher, author, and analyst. He is the executive editor and publisher of The Patriot Post. Part of the mission of ‘’The Patriot Post’’ is to serve the nation and its military, and this is currently done through Operation Shield of Strength.

Personal Life
Alexander was born to a WWII aviator and his wife, in Tennessee. While in elementary school he began working in local grocery store, sorting and delivering groceries. Alexander joined his town’s volunteer fire department at age 13. He moved on to become an EMT three years later at age 16. He completed certification through a state police program to become a patrolman at 19. He continued to work as a patrolman through the next four years while at the same time he completed an undergraduate degree in psychology. He later attempted to become a Marine Corps aviator but was disqualified due to injury. Mark Alexander graduated from the National Defense University. Alexander currently lives in Tennessee with his wife Ann and their three children.

Career
Alexander was a producer of national security and homeland security analysis for both public and private sector. He also served on delegations to the Russia and other former soviet republics as well as several Middle Eastern states. From 1981 to 1986, Alexander worked as a national and homeland security analyst. From 1987 to 1994, he served several political campaigns as a security and policy analyst including the campaign of Senator Fred Thompson and Representatives Ed Bryant and Zach Wamp.He was appointed as a reserve national security position in 1986 during President Ronald Reagan’s second term. Alexander maintained this appointment through the presidencies of George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. Under president Barrack Obama he holds this post in the Department of Homeland Security. He participates in defense forums in Air and Naval War Colleges, has been an observer for Operation Red Flag and in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Patriot Post
The Patriot Post was originally titled The Federalist Online and was started in 1996. The impetus was to counter the negative influences on political and social organizations and to penetrate the monopoly the mainstream press had on media. The mission of The Patriot Post is to promote liberty and help restore the constitutional limits the Founders of the United States Constitution placed on government. The Patriot Post has a National Advisory Committee comprised of 47 members who serve to provide inspiration to the editorial staff. The committee and staff take an oath to defend the constitution. Many veterans serve on the National Advisory committee.

The Patriot Post is an Internet publication, which can be subscribed to and then received by email. It takes no advertising, and does not accept sponsors so as to maintain objectivity. It is financially supported through volunteer donations of its readers through a triannual fundraising drive, on Patriots' Day, Independence Day, and at year's end with a preset goal.

The Patriot Post is five posts sent on five workdays of the week. Monday's post consists of excerpts from media concerning world affairs as it affects the liberty of United States citizens. On Tuesday, the posting is a collection of humor from print media and television. Wednesday's Post is a compendium of remarks by pundits, authors and historical figures concerning current issues. Mark Alexander's essay is delivered by email on Thursday. On Friday, the email is The Digest, which consists of analysis of current events.

Editors and authors publish on The Patriot Post as Publius, in keeping with the pseudonym for The Federalist Papers on which it is modeled. This publication allows reprints of its essays and articles without attribution, so that the focus is on spreading the message rather than on the messenger.

Operation Shield of Strength
To show support for American troops serving in combat, ‘’The Patriot Post’’, through Operation Shield of Strength, distributes special dog tags with a Bible Verse (Joshua 1:9 "I will be strong and courageous. I will not be terrified or discouraged; for the Lord my God is with me wherever I go.") on one side, and an American Flag symbol and the words "I will support and defend ....so help me God" on the other side. More than 1.4 million of these have been distributed to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and other fronts.

Bias
The Patriot Post is an admittedly more conservative voice in media. The publication self identifies as "Conservative Journal of Record". Alexander considers Ronald Reagan to be the inspiration for The Patriot Post. He contends that the United States Constitution sets clear limits on government, but those limits have been ignored and we are less a nation governed by laws, than by men.

The Essential Liberty Project
The Essential Liberty Project is a grassroots effort to restore Constitutional Principles to The United States government and has three parts: Essential Education, Essential Affirmation, and Essential Action. The individual strategy is to learn about our liberty and the difference between the Rule of Law and the rule of me, then affirm the intent to support the Constitution, and finally to take action against those government officials who do not uphold their oaths to support and defend the Constitution.

To assist with educating the citizens concerning the original intent of the framers of the Constitution, Mark Alexander's The Patriot Post has committed to providing educational materials bound as Essential Liberty pocket guides for distribution to groups, organizations, associations and military personnel. The distribution effort is funded by sales of the guides and donations. In addition to the major documents of our founding including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, it includes a primer on American liberty authored by Mark Alexander.

Awards
In 2007 Mark Alexander won the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award for Grassroots Journalism. The award was given to him for his article “Pollaganda – Media Polls as Instruments of Propaganda” that appeared in The Patriot Post in May of 2006.