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New Authority for a Marine

"Who am I to counsel and advise 600 men?" I asked myself. "And what really are my values?" I had never examined my beliefs before. But now that I had been promoted to lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, I felt I had to. At Annapolis, I was put in charge of a battalion of midshipmen--about 600 men. I also became faculty representative...

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In Search of the Facts
In Search of the Facts

In military operations, it is important to have a flexible battle plan which can be changed in response to changing perceptions of the situation. I saw that same principle at work on a personal level in the lives of my parents. What I saw in my father was a man who, while always concerned for our welfare, had been distant and selfish. My mother had...

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