i met him in 1977 when i was a battalion executive officer in the 7th infantry division. i was a major and he was colonel. he was a very great friend of my battalion commander. post of them went to city college in new york and were in rotc together and were only about a year apart. he introduced me to colin powell and we became friends after that for 40-something years. but the most important thing he the biggest contribution he made was to young soldiers like me and thousands and thousands of others to whom he taught how to act and what to do. how to take charge. how to feel and act responsible for the huge responsibilities we have been given as soldiers and as leaders. we all learned that from colin
well, great sadness. he was a towering figure. you know, he went to college, city college in new york, and studied geology. he was introduced to me when i was a battalion executive officer when i was a major. i think he was still in brigade command as a colonel. by the time commander introduced to him, my battalion commander went to school with him at city college. colin powell studied geology. i asked him, how did you go from being a geologist to being in uniform. he said, he had gone through rotc and decided at that time that he wanted to find his life by service to his country. and this was a long time before he became a household name. he was a mentor to a lot of us. he always started at the end and worked backwards which is why he
Cathy Scheller on Friday night thanked the judge who ordered he receive a letter of reprimand and forfeit $5,000 in pay for speaking out against the Afghan withdrawal.