Ethical Leadership with Marine Combat Veteran & Speaker Abiud Montes

Abiud Montes enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on September 11, 1989. In 1990 he was deployed to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait for Combat Operations in Operation Desert Storm where he served as a Tow Gunner with 8th Tank Battalion (Anti-Tank) TOW Company.  In 1994, was hired as a Firefighter for the City of Hollywood.  Utilizing his experience as a Marine and knowledge of Military Honor Guard protocol, he was selected as an Honor Guard member to represent the City of Hollywood Fire Department in New York for the 9/11 Memorial Ceremony to Honor the fallen firefighters of the New York City Fire Department. Abiud has been working for the City of Hollywood for 25 years. Currently, he holds the rank of Fire Lieutenant.  In 2003 then, Montes was activated for combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He served as a Vehicle Commander for 1st Marine Division, Regimental Combat Team (RCT 5), 2nd Tank Battalion, Scout Platoon. He was part of the main combat element to Baghdad.  MGySgt is now retired from the Marine Corps after 30 years of faithful service after served in and participated in many global conflcts.  Montes is a motivational speaker and has been speaking for over 28 years. He is a sought out speaker and has been the Master of Ceremonies for many events throughout the U.S., including the guest of Honor for several Marine Corps Birthday Balls. His current topics are Leadership, Antiterrorism, and “How to Handle a Bully”. Montes is also very active in his community and church. He is currently the President for the Navy League, Fort Lauderdale Council and the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge Broward County Chapter Past President for the last 3 years. Montes has a Master’s of Professional Studies in Executive Management from St. Thomas University. abiudmontes.com