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"Soldiers don’t need a friend… they need a leader, but they need a positive leader who leads with character"

“Forks In The Road”: Seizing Opportunities And Cultivating Positive Leadership

“A Career Filled With Detours”: From SEAL to Night Stalker

Kitsy Westmoreland On Service, Family, And The Army Life

Trial by Fire and Snow: A Replacement Paratrooper at Bastogne

“Soldiers Are A Reflection Of Their Leaders”: Facilitating Success At West Point And In The Army

From Procurement, To Pilot, To Physician: A Three Decade Army Career Unconstrained By Convention

A USMA ’61 Graduate Recalls Three Decades Of Service To The Nation

“See You Guys After The War”: An Air Force Pilot In Peace, War, And Captivity

“Forgive My Sins ‘Cause Here I Come”: A Naval Aviator On The Attack And In Prison In Vietnam

“From The Hilton To The Zoo”: An F4 Weapons Systems Officer Reflects On Flying And Captivity In Vietnam

Commissioning Into The Coast Artillery: The Rich And Varied Career Of A 1939 Graduate Of West Point

Service With The Big Red One In Vietnam And The Old Guard In D.C.

“It’s Fun To Do Stuff When You Have All The Aces”: An Air Force Officer From USMA 61

The Value Of Freedom: Two Vietnamese Refugees Begin A New Family In America

Escaping From South Vietnam: An Air Force Squadron Commander Ditches His Helicopter At Sea

17 Years In Communist Captivity: “The Last Prisoner” Survives Hell On Earth