Lt Col Dan Rooney is the founder of the Folds of Honor, an F-16 Fighter Pilot (1,800 hours of flight time) with 3 combat tours in Iraq, and a PGA Golf Professional. He is a Fox News contributor and host of the Fox Nation's series Fly Into the Wind. As an author he has written two books, A Patriot's Calling: Living Life between Fear and Faith and Fly Into the Wind: How to Harness Faith and Fearlessness On Your Ascent to Greatness. Lt Col Rooney was the motivational team speaker for two US Ryder Cup teams.

He has been recognized as one of People magazine's "Heroes of the Year", Money magazine's "Hero of the Year" and ABC World News Tonight's "Persons of the Year." He was a CNN Hero and awarded the Fox Nation Ultimate Patriot Award.

He lives in Owasso, Oklahoma with his wife, five daughters, and three dogs.