Lt. Col. · U.S. Army (Ret.)

Leticia M. Walpole

Keynote Speaker · The Hill Country

English · Español

Born one of ten children in Ciudad Netzahualcóyotl, Mexico. Enlisted Christmas Eve 1985 at twenty-one. Thirty years in the United States Army. Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Retired Lt. Col. Holds a Guinness Record set solo in Afghanistan at age fifty. Mother of five. Currently operates The Walpole Lodge in Mico, Texas, alongside her husband Mark.

"Whatever desert you are standing in right now — you will not just survive it. You will flower."

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Phone (719) 231-4513

Email leticia@heroesspeakbureau.com

Based In Mico, Texas · The Hill Country

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Signature Talks

Whatever Desert You Are Standing In

Finding your footing when the ground gives way. For women-veteran audiences, recovery and resilience programs, and audiences who have been told to wait.

From the Rice Sack to the Hill Country

The Mexican-immigrant officer's path. Bilingual delivery. For Hispanic Chambers, Latina leadership audiences, and bilingual veteran organizations.

68 Was Enough

The bare-minimum score, the maximum life. For students, transitioning veterans, and any audience that needs to hear it.

"You will not just survive it. You will flower. Spectacularly. Without warning. In the middle of the desert."

— From the play · What I Learned from a Cactus