Kelly Estes has a Black
Belt in Tae Kwon Do and a rather unique passion for World War II. At nineteen
she became the youngest Santa Clara County Human Relations Commissioner, and at
twenty-one she became the youngest-ever chair of the Justice Review Committee
for that Commission. In 2008 she began writing The Cost of Courage. Her passion for helping service veterans
compelled her to create and lead the Veterans Proactive Assistance Task Force
in her community, where families and community organizations can come together
to discuss and remedy issues facing returning veterans and prevent PTSD-related
crime before it occurs. Kelly was honored for her service in November 2012 with
a City Commendation, presented to her by the mayor of San Jose, California.
