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About Me

As a professional Soldier and war veteran, I am interested in the confluence of literature and leadership. Professional development and intellectual stimulation are often the result of experience and inquisitiveness. My research attempts to explicate literary power through the negotiation of varied forms of texts.

Curriculum Vitae

Career Plan (In progress)

"Know Thyself, Every Heart Vibrates to that Iron String."

Literature affords life...there are no shortcuts to the top of a hill.

Which way will you go?

Lieutenant Colonel Trivius G. Caldwell was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry through ROTC in 2006 from Tuskegee University. His military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic Course, the Maneuver Captain’s Career Course, and the Strategic Broadening Fellowship at the University of Louisville. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Tuskegee University and a Masters of Arts in Literary Studies from Auburn University.

His service as a staff officer includes tours as the Regional Command South Battle Major with the 82nd Airborne Division Headquarters in Afghanistan; Battalion Logistics Officer, and Assistant Operations Officer in the 2nd Regiment, 69th Armor Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, GA. He also served as a Platoon Leader and Executive Officer in Bravo Company, 2nd Regiment, 69th Armor Battalion. LTC Caldwell has deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom--during the “surge” of 2007 in Baghdad, and in 2009 in Karbala and Babil provinces, respectively. He also deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Kandahar, Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC. While at Fort Bragg, he served as the Assistant Operations Officer for the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

LTC Caldwell commanded two Infantry Companies in the 82nd Airborne Division—Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Company; and Delta Heavy Weapons Company, 1st Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Company. Following that assignment, he served as an Assistant Professor of English at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Major Caldwell completed a Masters of Military Art and Science at the Command General and Staff College at Fort Leavenworth and he currently serves as the Executive Officer for the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

LTC Caldwell’s military awards include two Bronze Star Medals, three Meritorious Service Medal, six Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals, the National Defense Service Ribbon, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Service Medal, NATO Medal, the Order of Saint Maurice Medal, three Meritorious Unit Citations, Ranger Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Combat Infantry Badge, Expert Infantry Badge, and the Thailand Parachutist Badge.

LTC Caldwell and his wife, Dorthea, are proud parents of one son Joshua, and one daughter Kayla.