Morgan Lerette was first deployed to Iraq in 2003 to provide security for the first aerial supply route in Iraq at Tallil Air Base, which was the staging point for the Jessica Lynch rescue. He joined Blackwater in 2004 and was sent to Iraq to protect diplomats. He participated in hundreds of combat missions protecting the Regime Crimes Liaison Office, which gathered evidence for the trials of Saddam Hussein. He completed his undergraduate degree in 2007 at Northern Arizona University and is commissioned as an Army Intelligence Officer. In 2009, he deployed to Iraq where his team fed reports to Chelsea (Bradley) Manning that were given to WikiLeaks. He left the army as a Captain. Morgan received a Master’s of International Banking and Finance in 2013 at Tufts University. Lerette assisted the FBI in convicting Matt Marshall of fraud in 2022 by debunking his “proof” that he worked for the CIA.
"“A brilliant, one-of-a-kind story—Guns, Girls, and Greed is where I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (Tucker Max) meets Generation Kill (Evan Wright). Dark, real-life, humor tipped with a murkier shade of war that every American must read. An amazing, fast-paced ride with men who dared to be mercenaries during the Iraq War who were paid for by the US Government. Lerette shares it all in this exceptional story. A must-read that is so gripping and humorous at the same time you won’t be able to put it down.” -- Maj Scott A. Huesing, USMC (Ret), Bestselling Author, <I>Echo in Ramadi: The Firsthand Story of US Marines in Iraq’s Deadliest City</I> “Lerette delivers a powerful; piece of literature. Every single page of this book is fascinating! Guns, Girls, and Greed is a book you put down just so you won’t finish it. The idea of the book coming to an end was a true source of anxiety for me. Lerette has shared with us a life overflowing with both purpose and chaos - delivering a mellifluous read that feels like you’re on a water slide or free falling through most pages.” -- Jay Mohr, American Actor, Comedian, Author, Featured on ESPN Mohr Sports, Saturday Night Live, Jerry Maguire, Suicide Kings ""Imagine a narrative where Hunter S. Thompson takes on the role of a Blackwater mercenary during the Iraq War. Picture absurd antics, devastating loss of life, and a scathing critique of political elites growing rich off the backs of those in the war zones, all while using private military contractors to do their dirty work. This is what Morgan Lerette's book delivers, and it's bloody brilliant."" -- Benjamin Sledge, Award-winning author of <I>Where Cowards Go to Die</I> ""Lerette's, Guns, Girls, & Greed, gives an inside and candid look into the life and times of a United States contractor serving with this now infamous company. A topic and the story so serious in nature, yet Lerette still weaves in his unique brand of humor and levity into each page. Welcome to Blackwater is a welcome addition to the vast array of books on the American involvement in Iraq and gives a perspective most don't."" -- G. Michael Hopf, USA Today Bestselling Author, Co-Founder, Beyond the Fray Publishing | Doomsday Press “Guns, Girls, and Greed may be the most important book about the reality of one of America’s longest and most controversial wars—and how America still operates in the gray in hot spots and wars around the world.” -- Greg Young, Host of Chosen Generation Radio Show “Gritty, candid, and darkly funny.” -- Kirkus Review"