Lt Col Ian Macpherson McCulloch, CD, MA is a native of Halifax, Nova Scotia and holds an MA in War Studies from the Royal Military College in Kingston. A member of Canada's most senior infantry regiment, The Royal Canadian Regiment, he has also had tours with the Nova Scotia Highlanders (1983-85), the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in the British Army on the Rhine and was Commanding Officer of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada in Montreal (1993-96). He is currently the Deputy Director of History and Heritage for the Canadian Armed Forces.