Cspans q a. Next, the association of the u. S. Army hosts a book for with three authors titled controversial and unconventional leaders in the u. S. Army. Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you very much for being here. Book programnnual we put on every here. Talented authors for this year. We appreciate them being here. , have read all their books discovered some things in the books that we did not know. It is interesting to go back and look at the other perspectives. Selecting an author is an author will submit a manuscript. We have a bunch of Senior Officers. Senior means age, not rank. They review the manuscripts and make a recommendation to the director of the book program, and then the wheels start rolling. The negotiation with the publisher goes on between the book Program Director and the author himself. Ofve got a nice stable printing houses, universities and other organizations that produce our books. As a bit of history, in the , thence in the back genesis, start of this years
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Be here today to introduce a man i had not met until today and yet i already admired. Senator tom cotton was a tostudent at Harvard Law School on september 11, 2001, one of the most tragic infamous days on the history of our nation. On that day tom cotton made the decision that he was going to serve the United States in uniform on the front lines. After law school he joined the 101st Airborne Division of the u. S. Army. When he volunteered for service the recruiter was taken by surprise. Tom cotton the harvard law undergraduate did not wish to be a jagged lawyer, he wanted to do an infantry man. While serving he earned the bronze star combat infantry man badge and the ranger tab. He served in iraq and subsequently in afghanistan. After serving in iraq before serving in afghanistan he was assigned to the armys third infantry regiment. Known as the old guard. The old guard is the United States oldest activeduty regiment dating back to 1784. Today the old guard is a ceremonial unit perfor
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Discovered some things on the books that we did not know its interesting my wifes family was related to the korean war so its nice to look at the other perspectives and author will submit a manuscript we have a bunch of Senior Officers senior an age not rank. That review the manuscripts with recommendations. And then the wheels start rolling. Conversation with the publishers in the book director goes on. Universities and other organizations that produce these. He in the audience in the back. Doctor Roger Cirillo starting this years book program a number of years ago when it came under attack we brought roger in and he resolved it. Roger is a colonel in the regiment. If you know what i am talking about im not a tanker i am an engineer and. In the last row some of you have heard this. This story before, is a retired general, but in the opening days of world war ii, this individual was stationed in greenland as an army weatherman. Back then i think you were a tech sergeant, who had launch