Some time ago I received a Christmas card from a great naval officer who announced his retirement. The news caught me off-guard because he was one of the true warriors: smart, logical, bold, and ferocious. He had experienced combat and demonstrated leadership at every rank from commander through rear admiral. I thought he was destined for three stars and certainly capable of jobs at the four-star level. After some discrete inquiries, I learned that he had not made the cut for the next star. Officers with more political polish—more politically correct—had been selected over him. That thought got some adrenaline going in this old warrior’s brain.
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WNU Editor: One of the pluses of doing this blog is that I am always getting confirmation that the warriors are always there ....like reading this story over the weekend .... John Chapman Died Alone On A Mountaintop Fighting Al Qaeda. Now He’s Getting The Medal Of Honor (Task & Purpose).
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There is always a political component in the military as well as non military organizations. Read any of the biographies of
Civil War generals to see this at play
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