The Evenings at Acton series kicked off with an address by Erik Prince, the founder and former CEO of Blackwater, Inc. The title of Prince's address was Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror. His recently released book bears the same title.

The lecture took place on February 18, 2014 at the Acton Institute's Mark Murray Auditorium in Grand Rapids, Michigan.