Luis carlos montalvan biography of martin

American writer

Luis Carlos Montalvan (April 13, 1973 – December 2, 2016) was an American soldier and author.

He was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Potomac, MD, received a BA from the University of Maryland and a Master's in Journalism from Columbia University. He served two tours of duty in Iraq and was an advocate for the use of service dogs.

Luis carlos montalvan biography of martin

He also raised awareness about PTSD and its impact on veterans. He was also known for his New York Times Bestsellingmemoir, Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him, co-written with author, Bret Witter, in 2011.

Tuesday, Luis's service dog and the subject of the eponymous book, died in September 2019.

Montalvan was born in Washington D.C., and grew up in Potomac, Maryland.^[1][2] He was Cuban-American.^[3] When he was 17, he joined the United States Army, though he was discharged.^[2] He was later in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps