Adam DeRito’s life changed the moment he refused to stay silent. Guy in the Yellow Tie is a gripping memoir of courage, retaliation, and redemption inside one of America’s most revered institutions.

As a U.S. Air Force Academy cadet turned whistleblower, Adam exposed sexual assault cover-ups, endured retaliation, and lost his career and reputation in the process. Years later, he rebuilt his life in the oilfields, deployed to the Middle East, and returned home determined to reform the system that broke him. His advocacy for the Military Mental Health Protection and Justice Act—known as the DeRito Act—is now reshaping how America protects its service members.

From the halls of Congress to countries abroad, this is the story of one man’s unshakable faith, relentless pursuit of truth, and a mission to make sure no soldier or survivor is ever silenced again.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Sacraments and Street Smarts
2. When the Towers Collapsed
3. Hallways and Heartbeats
4. Two Uniforms, One War Within
5. Eagle, Globe and Estrangement
6. Seconds from the Stage, Miles from the Dream
7. Hard Hats and Hard Lessons
8. Order, Lies and Capitol Skies
9. The Collapse and the Cover Up
10. The Dust and the Divine
11. From Ashes to Influence
12. Mar-a-lago, Marble, and Ice
13. The End of A Generation
14. From Soil to Hallowed Ground
15. The Threshold of Thrones