If you’re ever called on to deliver a memorial message, take some pointers from @PatDonahoeArmy; an authentic, raw, and powerful tribute during today’s GWOT Memorial Rededication at @FortBenning.
“I know the feeling of anguish when you come upon their names...“
#911Remembered
“‘I am pulling no wires, as political Generals do, to advance myself,’ he attested. ‘I have no future ambition.’” -Ulysses S.Grant
What role does ambition play in professional development? What are the connotations, both negative and positive?
#miltwitter #SaturdayThoughts
@JohnMcRaeII a helpful explanation, but even in Grant’s time and context, wasn’t his denial of ambition slightly disengenuous?
Maybe a good question for someone like @MG_SmithT or @PatDonahoeArmy - Is ambition a characteristic of senior leadership?
I heard a former III Corps Commander say, “One doesn’t get to 3 Star without a little bit of an ego.”
SFC Antonio Rodriguez grew up in the #75thRangerRegiment. He was on his tenth combat deployment.
As America’s #longestwar war drags on, it’s ODAs, aligned with the least reliable partners, that assume the greatest risk.
#HonorTheFallen #Afghanistan
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Another great article from @jbyerly81 and @FTGNotebook. Never underestimate the power of narrative. “Organizations with strong, positive cultures have great stories that are told time and time again by its members.”
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“...when someone asked Bonhoeffer whether he shouldn't join the German Christians in order to work against them from within, he answered that he couldn't. 'If you board the wrong train,' he said, 'it is no use running along the corridor in the opposite direction.’” -@ericmetaxas
Remembering those who held the line 75 years ago.
“We are giving our country and our loved ones at home a worthy Christmas present and being privileged to take part in this gallant feat of arms are truly making for ourselves a Merry Christmas.” #MerryChrismas #BattleoftheBulge
“Force is never more operative than when it is known to exist but is not brandished.” - Alfred Thayer Mahan
#quoteoftheday #natsec #seapower
"There is nothing more protective or as powerful as personal spirituality." @LisaMillerPhD
Referencing studies showings 80% protective benefits against substance dependence and abuse and a 50% decrease in suicidal ideation. @ArmyChaplains @Columbia
Ran into a personal hero last week! @jbyerly81 has done as much for leader development in our Army as anyone I know. His efforts have helped turn #miltwitter into #PME; all this while holding demanding jobs where he's making strategic impacts! Thanks Joe! You make us all better.
18 years ago, 200 #Rangers leapt into the darkness above OBJ Rhino. Elements of the 75th Ranger Regiment have been in #Afghanistan ever since. In that time, 51 Rangers have given their last full measure of devotion in this country. #HonorTheFallen #AlwaysRemember #miltwitter
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"Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in blood of his followers and sacrifices of his friends." Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Guildhall Address, London, 1945
#leadership #militaryhistory #USArmy #WWII
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There are 3 CGSC Art of War Scholars on this list. Congratulations to all.
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When you are placed in a position or given a task, own it - nobody washes a rental car! #VictoryStartsHere #leadership @TRADOC
At the @infantrymuseum GWOT Memorial yesterday.
Linked up with FDNY BN Chief Jack Oehm (Ret). Jack was at the twin towers on 9/11 and lost 1/3 of his BN in the destruction. After 32 yrs w/ FDNY, he works with #Tunnel2Towers caring for great Americans and families of the fallen.
“Woe to the unimaginative one who, in after action reviews, takes refuge in doctrine.” -Jim Mattis
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“They create a wasteland and call it peace.” -Tacitus
“I could win that war in a week. I just don’t want to kill 10 million people,” President Trump said, describing what he said were prepared military plans. “If I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the earth.” nyti.ms/2Yb0HJ1