MyLinh Brewster Shattan was born in Washington, DC, then lived in Saigon until evacuated with her family in 1975. She reported to West Point in 1987, where she was a cadet captain and captain of the women's track team. Upon graduation, she served as an army officer in a newly reunified Germany. She holds master's degrees from Queens University and Florida Southern College. As creator and editor of the TreeHouseLetter and podcast, she writes about the best ideas and writing out there. MyLinh's husband is her West Point classmate. Their three children also graduated from West Point and serve in the US Army.