The Oath of Office: A Binding Commitment to Defend the Constitution
The oath of office is more than formality, it’s a solemn expression of commitment, emphasizing the gravity and importance of the pledge being undertaken.
Duty
The Last Full Measure
The Last Full Measure; This Memorial Day, Let Us Remember Those Who Gave It All for this Nation and the Principles for Which We Should All Stand When I was eighteen years old, I was stationed in the US Army’s Presidential Honor Guard in Fort Myer, Virginia. Typical of a young man that age, I thought …
Our Duty to Combat Evil
Whether you use one of many starting points, where we were warned by people who lived through some of the most horrific examples of tyranny and terror, like Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s life in Gulag Archipelago, or the Bible, where so many examples of wickedness and evil subjected the Jews of those times horrific pain, suffering and …
How Do I Know If I Have Honor?
How do I know if I have honor? A pointed question from a young man unsure of his way and seeking advice from an American warrior.
USMA Class of 1972: My Looking Back and Ahead 50 years. (Part 3 of 3)
My personal perspective on West Point, obviously, is mine alone. It’s aged over 50 years since graduation and informed by 65 years of reading history as well as over 2 decades working as an Army “Futurist.” I believe West Point should focus on creating the cadre of the “military priesthood” of the U.S. Army. I know such a shift would get mixed results, but 50 years from now Americans would know the Long Gray Line is about winning America’s wars above all else.
USMA Class of 1972, Proud and True, 50 Years After (Part 1 of 3)
The West Point Class of 1972 entered at the height of the Vietnam War. We went, expecting to fight in Vietnam, when our generation and America was split in two. The War ended when the author was in winter Ranger School.
Remember
“Go tell to Sparta, thou who passest by, that here, obedient to her laws, we lie.”
– Simonides