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"Soldiers don’t need a friend… they need a leader, but they need a positive leader who leads with character"

“Forks In The Road”: Seizing Opportunities And Cultivating Positive Leadership

“A Career Filled With Detours”: From SEAL to Night Stalker

Kitsy Westmoreland On Service, Family, And The Army Life

Trial by Fire and Snow: A Replacement Paratrooper at Bastogne

“Our Screens Lit Up”: Shooting Down SCUDs Over Riyadh In The Gulf War

A USMA Commandant And SOCOM Commander Reflects On Leadership, Responsibility, And Taking Care Of Soldiers

“I’m A Member Of A Special Group, Serving The Nation”: A West Point Class Of ’61 Grad Reflects On His Service In The Artillery And Army Medicine

“I Planned To Go To West Point For As Long As I Can Remember”: A ’67 Graduate In Vietnam And Berlin

“The Bigger Picture Is Serving The Country”: The West Point Story Of Three Smiths

“14 March 1973, That Was A Pretty Good Day”: The Journey Home From The Hanoi Hilton

“Cleared In Hot On My Heading; Hit My Smoke”: From A Bird Dog To A Misty FAC To The Hanoi Hilton

“And Now The Fat Is In The Fire”: An F-4 Phantom Pilot On Missions Over Vietnam And Captivity In The Hanoi Hilton

“If Others Can Do This, I Can Too”: Attending West Point With The Class Of 1961 And Serving As An Army Engineer

The Value Of Freedom: Two Vietnamese Refugees Begin A New Family In America

17 Years In Communist Captivity: “The Last Prisoner” Survives Hell On Earth

Escaping From South Vietnam: An Air Force Squadron Commander Ditches His Helicopter At Sea