Everyone has their own concept of what a leader is. How he or she is supposed to act, dress, and think, and all the rest. Our concept of leadership influences […]
Gen. Paul X. Kelley, the 28th commandant of the Marine Corps, serving from 1983 to 1987, died Dec. 29 at the age of 91. His was a life well-lived, for which he should be remembered. A patriot and a Marine, he was a combat veteran and oversaw the Marine Corps during a critical period of tragedy and rebuilding. Kelley, born in Boston in 1928, graduated from Villanova University. Commissioned in 1950 after completing Basic School at Quantico, Virginia, Kelley had a distinguished and impactful career, serving the United States in the Marine Corps for 37 years.