Eddie Falcon

Eddie Falcon is a United States Air Force veteran, anti-war activist, and rapper.

Early years and war service
He grew up in East L.A., later moving to the California high desert, graduating from the high school in Apple Valley. He had a number of relatives killed or incarcerated as a child. To obtain a different life, he joined the Air Force after high school, where he was serving on September 11, 2001. He later serves four tours, two each in Afghanistan and Iraq, and performed medivacs in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which he has since compared to the shuttling of Iraqis to and from prisons.

Veteran
Following his service, he self-medicated with alcohol, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, China white, and other drugs. After a veteran friend introduced him to medical services available at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, he learned his drinking was affecting his liver which led him to quit. He substituted prescription medications, but eventually overcame his drug habits.

He joined Iraq Veterans Against the War and participated in a 2008 Occupy-like street-theater protest in San Francisco. He also visits schools to talk about military recruitment and service.

Falcon, as 40 Thieves, is an "anarcho-gangsta" rapper.

Eddie Falcon now works at Leadership High school. He is looked up to by many students especially Alexis Hernandez and Christian Munoz.