THE 20TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CHARACTER & LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM

LIFT OTHERS ELEVATE PERFORMANCE LIVE HONORABLY

LEADER OF CHARACTER The Silver Lining: Courage Through Adversity

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F O O L R E V C E H D A R IP A H C T RS February 20th-22nd, 2013 E R & LE A D E Changing Lives…One Person at a Time The best leaders tell great stories – to illustrate, to inform, to share. At NCLS, we orient leaders to see themselves and their world differently, to Special Thanks see opportunities for character and leadership development, to emerge from being great people to being great leaders whose decisions and actions will shape a better future. The Superintendent, Faculty, Staff, and Cadet Wing of the U.S. Air Force Academy would like to thank the following groups for their generous support: A Look Back The US Air Force Academy USAF Academy Class of ‘73 Association of Graduates (AOG)

USAF Academy Class of ‘74 USAF Academy Class of ’59

Nineteenth Annual Eighteenth Annual Seventeenth Annual Sixteenth Annual Walk the Walk: Strength Within, Guardians of Trust: Answering the Nation’s Call: Leaders in Ethical Action Leadership Throughout Leaders in the Modern Era Our Legacy in the Making Artwork by Chris Hureau Artwork by Chris Hureau Artwork by Chris Hureau Artwork by Chris Hureau The USAFA Endowment The Falcon Foundation John and Lyn Muse Education Foundation The Anschutz Foundation

Fifteenth Annual Fourteenth Annual Thirteenth Annual Twelfth Annual Eleventh Annual Impassioned Citizenship: All Created Equal— Courage in the Face of Leading Positive Change: Teamwork: Working The support of the following organizations and individuals who graciously gave of their time helped make the Can One Make a Difference? Human Dignity & Respect Adversity Raising the Standard of Together to Achieve Artwork by Chris Hureau 20th Annual National Character & Leadership Symposium possible: Artwork by Chris Hureau Excellence Excellence Artwork by Chris Hureau Artwork by Chris Hureau USAFA Class of ‘73 Volunteers Arnold Hall Facility & Audiovisual Support 10th Communications Squadron DenMar Services, Inc. Motion Media Creation & Delivery 10th Force Support Squadron USAFA Falcon Club and Staff 10th ABW Transportation The US Air Force Academy Band 10th Security Forces Squadron USAFA Admissions USAFA Public Affairs USAFA Mitchell Hall and Staff Tenth Annual Ninth Annual Eighth Annual Seventh Annual Sixth Annual Moral Courage and Undaunted Leadership: Integrity First: Service Before Self: Integrity First: USAFA Protocol USAFA Training Devices Servant Leadership in Unassailable Integrity, Recollection, Inspiration Heroes, Hymns and Hardiness Courage, Competence, USAFA Strategic Communications Modern Times Increasing Service, & Aspiration Artwork by Chris Hureau & Commitment USAFA Visitors’ Center Staff Artwork by Chris Hureau Uncompromising Artwork by Chris Hureau Fairchild Hall Facility & Audiovisual Support USAFA Cadet Honor Guard Excellence Artwork by Chris Hureau 10th ABW Rampart Lodge Staff In the Stairwell, USAFA Cadet Singers Stacey Newland, Database Design & Support Permanent Party & Cadet Speaker Escorts Multimedia USAFA Center for Oral History

The National Character and Leadership Symposium event guide is published by Fittje Brothers Printing, a private firm in no way connected with the US Air Force, under exclusive written contract with the US Air Force Academy. Contents of the event guide, as well as the words and presentation materials of the Fifth Annual Fourth Annual Third Annual Second Annual First Annual speakers, are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the US government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Air Force. Writ- Excellence in All We Do: Service Before Self Integrity in Strength Through Women in Leadership Personally and the Profession of Arms Diversity ten content is edited, prepared and provided to the publisher by the US Air Force Academy Center for Character & Leadership Development. The CCLD Professionally reserves the right to edit biographical and lecture information to conform to local and Air Force policy.

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A look Back...... 2 SPEAKERS Special Thanks...... 3 Marvin Berkowitz...... 19 Table of Contents...... 4 Jeremy Campbell...... 19 Muffy Davis...... 20 The Class of ’73 John and Lyn Muse Lecture:...... 6 Sharon Dunbar...... 20 Fireside Chat: Legacies of the USAF Chris Errera...... 21 Featuring Gen (ret) Charles Boyd and Mr Fletcher Wiley Richard Haddad...... 21 The Class of ’59 Leadership Lecture:...... 7 Susan Helms...... 22 Featuring Brig Gen (ret) Chuck Yeager Yeon-Soon Ha...... 22 NCLS 2013 Scholars Forum:...... 8 Trish Heller...... 22 Jerri Marr...... 23 Featuring Dr Martin Cook, Dr Rebecca Johnson, Dr Richard Schoonhoven, Michael Stephenson, and Col (ret) Dan Zupan Forest Martin...... 24 Tony Mendez...... 24 The Falcon Foundation William “Bud” Breckner Lecture...... 10 Ryan McGuire...... 25 Featuring Col (ret) Lee Ellis Rita Murray...... 25 The Chuck Bush Memorial Lecture...... 11 Eric Patterson...... 26 Featuring Maj Gen (ret) Alfred Flowers Matt Pirrello...... 26 PANEL: Continuing on: Emerging Through Crisis and Tragedy...... 12 Marlon Shirley...... 27 Sandra Stosz...... 27 Featuring Suzanna Ausborn, Darrell Scott, and Wesley Wong Casey Tibbs...... 28 PANEL: Inception of Special Operations: Operation Eagle Claw...... 14 Aaron Thomas...... 28 Featuring Col (ret) Jerry Uttaro, Lt Col (ret) Sam Galloway, Lt Col (ret)Arthur Schwall, Scott Waddle...... 29 and Lt Col (ret) Russell Tharp Robert Wicks...... 29 PANEL: The Lt Col Ralph Hartman Memorial Lecture: Making the Most of NCLS...... 30 Where the Action Lies: Stories from Combat Veterans...... 16 Map of the Cadet Area...... 32 Featuring Maj Philip Bryant, Maj (ret) John Luckadoo, and TSgt Robert Gutierrez, Jr. Map of Arnold Hall Venues...... 33 PANEL: Pakistan Youth Alliance...... 18 Map of Fairchild Hall...... 34 NCLS Staff and Cadet Executive Staff ...... 35 Live video feed discussion moderated by Dr Eric Johnson

4 5 6 THE SILVER LINING: COURAGE THROUGH ADVERSITY ponmn oteBado Vstr fboth the AirForce Academy andthe AirUniversity. Visitors of appointment to the Boardof honors including recognition asa“Distinguished doctorates, Bostonian”, two honorary an and politics throughout hisprofessional career. Alongthe way, he hasamassed numerous business, community development, USAFA hasbeen aleading figure in the realms of of graduate fifth black (‘74). This in Paris hisJD/MPP fromHarvard (‘65-’66), andearned Mr. Wiley was raised inIndianapolis, Illinois, educated at USAFA(‘65), aFulbright Scholar Visitors USAFA Boardof Wiley “Flash” Fletcher his final assignment. Commander inChief, U.S. European Command,Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, which was AirUniversity, MaxwellCommander of AirForce Base, Alabama,before becoming Deputy U.S. Plans at Headquarters 8th AirForce, AirForce, Director of Washington, D.C., and Strategic AirCommand’s Operation Homecoming. Boyd was Vice Commander of of part invariousVietnam. He was 12,1973 asa releasedinterned prisonsinNorth onFebruary war, 1966 while onhis105th mission.From 1966to 1973(2,488 days), he was aprisoner of and F-105s inSoutheast Asiaduringthe Vietnam War. He was shot down onApril22, Continental United States. Acommand pilot, with over 2,400flight hours, he flew F-100s assignments inEurope, the Pacific, and the inJuly inavarietyprogram 1960andserved of General Boyd was commissioned asasecond lieutenant through the aviation cadet University.Harvard forSenior Executives inthe Program he participated Security at inNational andInternational included attending the AirWar College,Maxwell AirForce Base, Alabamain1977.In1986, education fromthe same in1976.Hismilitary Degree Arts hisMaster of 1975, andearned in Kansas fromthe University Degree of Arts General Boyd received hisBachelor of 4-Star General POW the rankof First to reach “Chuck”Boyd Charles General (ret) pivotal issues that have shaped the nation andworld, Post WWIIto today. unique Americans, General (ret) Chuck Boyd andFlash Wiley (USAFA the ‘65), regarding the USAirForce Chat: Legacies of Fireside h ls f’73John andLyn Muse Lecture Class of The - A candid “fireside chat” between two emceed by Victoria Yeager. DVD followed documentary by a25minute talk with flying pioneer General Chuck Yeager, Session Title: 71Years inAirForce Cockpits (1942-today) – aircraft, hunt, andfish. General Yeager, 90,continues at age to lead and inspire. He continues to fly fighter jets, light ago.” of the original Wright Brothers’ airplane, 45 years since the first successful flight the greatest world aviation - 1947, lauded the achievement as“anepochal achievement of inthe history Mach 1.06inthe experimental plane, Collier Trophy the Bell X-1. The Committee, in of the challenge, reaching the speed sound,despite the life-threatening nature of the speed of Me 262,duringWWII.October 14,1947,General Yeager becomes the first person to exceed including Germany’s airplanes than 60successful missionsdestroying first jet, the 13German territory. General Yeager’s andhe went petition ultimately was onto complete more granted, to fly in combat missions overpilots who hadescaped fromenemy the same enemy territory to flying combat missionsin the to return War, notwithstanding aregulation that prohibited for this. General Yeager petitioned the Allied Supreme Commander, General Eisenhower, He was awarded aninjured airman. the Bronze Star with aV Pyrenees into Spaincarrying the after working with the French Resistance, escaped over impassable area of the virtually War II,General Yeager flew P-51 Mustangs. Shot down in France in1944,General Yeager, alltime. InWorld the most famousandcelebrated aviators of General Yeager isone of the sound Barrier Person to break First “Chuck”Yeager Charles Brigadier General(ret) The Class of ’59 Leadership Lecture ’59Leadership Class of The

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at 2013 — united states air force academy force air states united — 2013 9 10 THE SILVER LINING: COURAGE THROUGH ADVERSITY h oeo character, andcompetenceinleadingwithhonor. courage, the roleof resilience andthentiesthemdirectlytotoday’s workplace. presentationwillhighlight This and courage his five yearsasaVietnamPOW leadershiplessonsof toillustratecrucial Session Title:LeadingwithHonor andtheAirWar College College. ForcesArmed Staff the of leadership developmentbeforeretiringasacolonel.Heisgraduate organizations aflyingsquadron and increasingresponsibilityincludingcommandof leadership rolesof andPOW Heart, the Purple Medal.ColonelEllisresumedhisAirForce in career, serving Merit,theBronzeStarwithValorhe was awarded two device, Silver Stars, theLegionof teambuilding, executive development, andsuccessionplanning. For service, hiswartime company, hiring, ColonelEllisconsultswithFortune 500seniorexecutives intheareasof LeadershipFreedom, aleadershipandteamdevelopment consultingandcoaching of yearsinthecamps. AsPresident duringhisfiveleadership lessonslearned andahalf the HanoiHilton, LeadershipLessonsfrom LeadingwithHonor: Colonel LeeEllisisaspeaker andtheauthorof Vietnam POW LeeEllis Colonel (ret) inwhich heshareshisexperiencesasaVietnamPOW andhighlights William “Bud” Breckner Lecture William “Bud” Breckner The FalconThe Foundation - Colonel Lee Ellis uses gripping storiesfrom -ColonelLeeEllisusesgripping and indirectly through his accomplishments. through and indirectly he touched both directly, lives oninthe immeasurable Charles Bush lives number of Legacy of both the Trailblazer andPathfinderreceive WOL committee andthe the AOG Awards from what Chuck stood for. to He was honored with his name onit,lest anyone lose sight of correspondence was the mission statement that graced every is aLeadership Issue” “Diversity for Character andLeadership Development. USAFA andthe Center of toCSAFandas anunwavering supporter Commission Advisor as Diversity An engaging tohis role NCLSspeaker, his time inretirement he devoted officer, Starandthe he Commendation Medal. was awardedwhere the Bronze Joint Service in Vietnam as anintelligence ’63)served toas BG-1, Chuck (Class of Fondly referred inleadership, diversity Bush. Charles “Chuck” USAFA, achampion of graduate of the first AfricanAmerican of is dedicated tothe memory This NCLSKeynote Lecture leadership trendsandpotentialeffects. communication and -Arealisticdiscussionof Session Title:BacktoBasicsLeadership have oneson,LtColAlfredK.Flowers Corp. Jr., USAFMedical Services Warriors Scholarship Foundation. Legacy toMrs. Heismarried IdaM.Flowers andthey Force AidSociety, Lackland FisherHouses, Foundation, Lackland Heritage Fallen andThe asboardmemberwiththeAir theSword serves recipient, hecurrently USAF Orderof Defense. AVietnamveteran and of theDepartment of African Americaninthehistory serving retirement,thelongest theUSAF, andatthetimeof of inthehistory duty airman active AirForce General Flowersserving Directorandthelongest isaformer Budget Airman Longest Career Flowers Alfred Major General(ret) The ChuckBush(’63)MemorialLecture The

11 2013 — united states air force academy force air states united — 2013 12 THE SILVER LINING: COURAGE THROUGH ADVERSITY Panel three booksincludingthebestseller has writtenapersonalletterrecommendingRachel’s Challenge. Mr. Scotthasauthored been heardby studentsallaroundtheglobe. Ontwo W. occasionsPresidentGeorge Bush kindnessandcompassiontoldby Rachel’s has treat others. story universal The of message spellbound duringapresentationthatmotivates themtopositive intheway change they Rachel’s holdsaudiences inAmerica.Powerful Challenge program of audio/videofootage hersixdiarieshave becomethefoundationformostlife-changing school contents of kindnessandcompassioncoupledwiththe Rachel’sviolence school program. actsof afterwards hefoundedRachel’s Shortly widely readontheinternet. anon- Challenge, themost school violence. Hisspeech hasbecomeoneof issuesof Committee regarding zones. Afewweeks afterthetragedy, HouseJudiciary spoke toaCongressional Darrell thekilling studentinthe library, astheonlysurviving theworst of escaped deathhimself thatday andlosttwo1999. HerbrotherCraigwas inthelibrary closefriendsandnarrowly Rachel was thefirstpersonkilledinColumbineHighSchool massacreonApril20, the“Rachel’s Foundation. Challenge” Darrell’s Scottisthefounderof Darrell daughter Founder, Rachel’s Challenge Scott Darrell inApril2011. rampage Afghanistanwhenagunmanwent whowas Ausborn, ona killedinKabul, pilot, MajJeff OperationIraqiFreedom. Mrs. toAirForce was Ausborn married of deployed in support Mrs. retiredfromtheUSAirForce Ausborn 23 years. Reserves afterserving Shehas killedinAfghanistan Airman Spouse of Suzanna Ausborn forgingforward despitetheirsignificantloss. crossroads of experiencesandthe their“survivor” of Panel memberswilldiscusstheaftermath Continuing CrisisandTragedy On:Emergingthrough Rachel’s Tears. Hurlburt AFB,Hurlburt Fort Walton Beach, Florida. is anAdjunctProfessoronCounter-Terrorism attheAirForce SpecialOperationsSchool, asaguestspeakerremains involved attheFBIAcademy organization and withhisformer atMacdillAFB,to theSpecialOperationsCommand,headquartered Tampa, Florida.He Ground Zero. Mr. Wong aSeniorAdvisor retiredfromtheFBIin2006andiscurrently Millennium bombplot,and9/11,wherehewas theseniorFBIon-scenecommanderat John Gotti,the1993World Tradein theinvestigations of bombing,TWA 800,the2000 Nation’s FCIandCounter-Terrorism mission.Duringhiscareer, Mr. Wong was involved outthe Community totheIntelligence incarrying he provided operationalsupport Counter-Intelligence Division,promoted toAssistantSpecial-Agent-In-Charge, where Recovery Team, InJune, program. 2002,Mr. andtheelectronicsurveillance Wong was the NYO’s systems, EvidenceResponse information Team, ElectronicTechnicians, Scuba Wong was tasked toheadtheTechnical Branch, wherehewas responsibleforoverseeing TechnicalSpecial Agent, Branch, SpecialOperationsDivision. InOctober, 2000,Mr. InJune, program. 1999,Mr.electronic surveillance Wong was promotedtoSupervisory asa was certified Technically and was involvedTrained Agent in the Bureau’s covert he specializedinForeign Counter-Intelligence (FCI)matters. InAugust, 1987,Mr. Wong undercover roles. Subsequently, hewas assignedtotheNationalSecurityDivision, where innumerous mattersandserved crimeandasiangang organized involved investigations of Mr. Wong was assignedtotheNewYork Office(NYO). Mr. Wong’s initialresponsibilities trainingattheFBIAcademy inQuantico, Virginia, October, 1976.Uponcompletionof Investigation (FBI)in theFederalMr. Bureauof Wong of was appointedaSpecialAgent Tower,Federal Agent,Retired. AgentintheNorth 9/11 Wesley Wong Panel

13 2013 — united states air force academy force air states united — 2013 14 THE SILVER LINING: COURAGE THROUGH ADVERSITY Panel USAFSOS, Training andLanguage forSpecialOperations. forAC-130, Staff, Manager andwas Program of between CINCSOCandUSAFChief Subsequently, heworked jointtrainingissuesforSpecialOperations, trainingMOAs officerinUSSOCOMJ-3 Training andExercises Division. from 1987to1992was staff 1987, LtColGalloway AirliftCommandand was fortheMilitary aCommandNavigator Oneoperation.Frommissions inVietnamandwas 1983to intheDesert leadnavigator MC-130E Navigator, andEvaluator Instructor, from1971through1987.Healsoflew Lt ColGalloway enteredtheAirForce in1970,andretired1992.HeflewasC-130 Crew, One Desert SamGallowayLieutenant Colonel(ret) procedures, andothertacticsproceduresusedintheoperation. communications-out andlights-outin-flightrefuelingprocedures, lights-outformation andflightoperations, forground nightvisiongoggles out landingsandtakeoffs, useof such tacticsasblacked- inthedevelopmentattempt. ColonelUttarowas of instrumental rescue two forapossiblehostage aircraftcommandersintheunittobeginpreparations of time hewas the8thSOS’s standardizationand evaluation officer. He was selectedasone Squadron (SOS),1stSpecialOperationsWing(SOW), Field,Florida.Atthe, Hurlburt During OperationEagleClaw, ColonelUttarowas assignedtothe8thSpecialOperations Crew, One Desert Uttaro Jerry Colonel (ret) involved inoperationalchoices, andpitfallsinmissionexecution. missionoptions, factors execution rescueattempt.Discussionof inthe1980Iranhostage USAFSpecialOperationsMC-130Eplanning,crewrehearsals, andmission Discussion of ClawOperation Eagle SpecialOperations: Inceptionof The (Combat Talon AFB, II)aircraftatKirtland NewMexico. trainingAirForce Corporation for Lockheed Martin crewmembersintheMC-130H 5000 hoursflyingtimeandiscurrently working asacontractsimulator instructor extremists intheU.S. EmbassyinTehran, hasover IraninApril,1980.LtColTharp by Islamic 144Americansheldhostage was directlyinvolved intheattemptedrescueof FieldasapilotflyingMC-130E(Combat assigned toHurlburt Talon) aircraft,hisunit from OklahomaStateUniversity andaMaster’s fromTroy StateUniversity. While Field,FloridaandinthePhilippines.Hurlburt Hereceived aB.S. inAgriculture Degree careerassigned tospecialoperationsunitsat hismilitary spentoverLt ColTharp half Crew, One Desert RussellLieutenant Colonel(ret) Tharp fly forDeltaAirlines. HeretiredfromDeltaAirlinesasaCaptain in2004. Special MissionOT&ECenter, Field,Florida.LtColSchwall Hurlburt retiredin1989to (AOC) attheUSAirForce Academy from1982to1985.Hislastassignmentwas at during OperationEAGLE CLAW. LtCol Schwall was anAirOfficerCommanding T-38 PilotandMC-130E pilotwiththe1stSpecialOperationsSquadron Instructor Lt ColSchwall (’69)heldvarious assignmentstoincludeC-130pilotduringVietnam, Crew, One Desert Schwall Arthur Lieutenant Colonel(ret) Panel

15 2013 — united states air force academy force air states united — 2013 16 THE SILVER LINING: COURAGE THROUGH ADVERSITY Panel southwestern U.S.southwestern real estatedeveloper specializinginenclosedmallshoppingcentersthroughoutthe toschool education.Laterhebecame acommercial tocompletehiscollege and returned In1948,heresignedhiscommission asMajor missions withlittleornofighterescort. bombing 1944,flyinghighaltitude formation 25missionsinFebruary a combattourof “Bloody Hundredth”B-17BombGroup. EnteringcombatinJune, 1943,hecompleted completing flighttrainingasa multi-engine pilot,he was immediatelyassignedtothe Tennessee. soonafterPearl AirCorps Harborin1942.Upon Heentered US Army the1920sinChattanooga, daysMaj Luckadoo inthepost-depressions of was born WWII B-17pilot JohnMajor (ret) Luckadoo “Lucky” Distinction. SafetyAircrewof of the2011AirForcecrew earned Chief aircraft.Hewasbattle damaged awarded theDistinguishedFlyingCross, andhehis Air Force. Several weeks andhiscrewed earlier, safely recovered MajBryant aseverely theyear”inUS the2011Mackayearned Trophy forthe“mostmeritoriousflightof was awarded crew inAfghanistan.MajBryant theSilver Starandhehisformation helicopter adowned Army accomplishedadaringrescueof andhisformation Maj Bryant USAFA Pilot.InApril2011, andanHH-60GInstructor of isa2001graduate Maj Bryant Silver StarRecipient Major PhilipBryant danger. andultimatecommitmentrequiredtosucceedinthefaceof strength, courage decoratedcombatveterans anddiscussesthe panelfocusesontheexperiencesof This CombatVeterans theActionLies:Storiesfrom Where MemorialLecture Hartman LtColRalph The it forthem.” towear them.Ijustget my of fallenteammates–thisisthem,therepresentation of this isn’t forme, It’s that’s airman forevery sacrifice fighting,every we’ve given, one every himtheAirForceheroism earned was Crossandhisreply “Imay have received this, but his chest, hisfocuswasn’t Carolina,itwas onhisyoung onhisteam.His familyinNorth roundenteredhisleftshoulderandwroughthavocdied. Asanarmor-piercing throughout he situationwould knewtheground bedireif in anoperationOctober5,2009,Gutierrez Astheonlyqualified Squadrons inFloridaandOregon. Joint Attack Controller Terminal Tactics Squadron,the21stSpecialTactics Squadron,andSpecialTactics Training He enlistedintheAirForce in2002andassignmentshave includedthe321stSpecial Air Force AirNationalGuard,Portland Oregon. SpecialOperationsCommand,Oregon Jr., anoperatoratthe125thSpecialTacticsTSgt Robert Gutierrez, iscurrently Squadron, RecipientAF Cross Technical Jr. Gutierrez, SergeantRobert for a life lived with noble purpose and commitment. Ralph, you are missed. you are andcommitment.Ralph, withnoble lived purpose for alife gratitude sincere Wewarriors. of namethiskeynote inhishonorasasmallgesture lecture ournation’s wounded of theselflessservice torecognize remarkable, aswas hisdesire Ralph’s uniquespiritandunwaveringdedicationtotheAirForce’s officers was future character. cadetsinspiringthemtobecomeleadersof commitment toUSAFAcademy Mostnotable duringhislonganddistinguishedcareer. was lives his thousands of theUnitedStatesAirForceserved impactedliterally for32years andprofoundly AdecoratedVietnamVeteran, Hartman. Ralph proudly friend, LtCol(ret) Ralph USAFA and instructor of isdedicatedtothememory This NCLSKeynoteLecture Panel

17 2013 — united states air force academy force air states united — 2013 2013 — united states air force academy 19 (2005) and more than 100 book chapters, 100 book chapters, (2005) and more than Speakers - Schools, whether at the elementary, secondary, or post- secondary, whether at the elementary, - Schools, Parenting for Good Parenting - Jeremy’s life reveals courage through adversity in many ways. After in many ways. courage through adversity life reveals - Jeremy’s Dr. Marvin Berkowitz Dr. of University Center for Character and Citizenship, Co-Director, Louis Missouri-St. Professor McDonnell Endowed the inaugural Sanford N. is psychologist, a developmental Berkowitz, Dr. of and Co-Director of Character Education for Character and Citizenship at the University the Center of H.H. Coors the inaugural Ambassador (USML). Before arriving Missouri-St. Louis at UMSL, he was Professor of (1999), and Professor of at USAFA Development Character Psychology (1979-1999) at adolescent moral development, education, interests include character His research University. Marquette He is author of and risk-taking. development, monographs, and journal He is a board member ofmonographs, articles. and the Character Education Partnership founding co-editor of N. the Sanford Education. In 2006 he received in Character for Research the Journal Education Partnership. from the Character Award Achievement McDonnell Lifetime Session Title: Leading Schools of Character of development impact the character been obligated to positively always Thesecondary have level, students. leaders many school However, leader. is the school do so effectively most central influence on whether they modern more difficult in the but is even task, been a challenging are not trained for this task. It has always influences (many ofera due to outside negative large schools, advances), by technological them exacerbated Thisand declining public support in session will focus on both the challenges for education as a social force. ofleading schools and what can be done about it. character Campbell Jeremy Gold Medalist Paralympian, born Campbell was with a rare birth resulted in the deficiency called Fibular Hemimelia, which Mr. amputation of has learned courageously to how to life respond the beginning, Jeremy From his right leg. into a career of has propelled him which Born into a very athletic success and achievements. unmatched In 2003 he was on an elite level. and has excelled sports, naturally gravitated towards Jeremy family, and has become one of Movement introduced to the Paralympic prolific athletes in the sport. the most A won Paralympic Games in 2008 where he competed at his first Gold Medalist, Jeremy Paralympic two-time American record in the and setting an in the Pentathlon Record World shattering the Gold medals, two as “the world’s that is similar to the Olympic Decathlon, labeled Jeremy an event The Pentathlon, Discus. in years. been touched athlete” taking out a record that hadn’t greatest Paralympic Adversity Session Title: Facing a disability meet because he did not understand that he needed Paralympic track from his first away walking he has learnedto compete, a valuable that our problems are not circumstantial but perceptual and this was around the country. to individuals uses this lesson and many others to speak publicly lesson. He now

This discussion, via live video feed from Pakistan, explores the notion of feed from Pakistan, video This via live discussion, courage from a about making a difference uncommon for people to talk It is not nonmilitary perspective. This people who are examines the courage session in the world. by demonstrated circumstances. under perilous a better place even their community committed to making will present some of Alliance Youth The Pakistan to make their challenges with working This session integrates be dangerous when it may to do so. a better place even Pakistan the ideas ofasking this session will leave Courage and Commitment. You Justice, Social in the face adversity? difference even a make can I do more to how yourself; Pakistan Youth Alliance Youth Pakistan

Panel THE SILVER LINING: COURAGE THROUGH ADVERSITY THROUGH COURAGE LINING: SILVER THE 18 20 THE SILVER LINING: COURAGE THROUGH ADVERSITY Speakers time spouse. beingfull-timemother, full-timeprofessionalandfull- will discussthehardships, challenges, andrealitiesof Captainonhis2ndtourinAfghanistanandtheirdaughterislaw school.their sonisanArmy Herlecture met DoolieyearattheUSAirForce Academy. They’ve beenhangingoutsinceandraisedtwo awesome kids: Life. Session Title:Walking aTightRope: Realities BehindBalancingExcellence InWork AndFamily Manpower, Personnel U.S. Headquarters andServices, AirForce, Washington, D.C. for Staff Force of Policy, Management asDirectorof Chief Deputy assignment, GeneralDunbarserved squadron,AirForce Traininga missionsupport BasicMilitary and anairbasewing. Priortohercurrent positions. andforcesupport Hercommandsinclude acquisition,political-military inavariety of served from theU.S.General Dunbarwas commissionedin1982upongraduation AirForce Academy. Shehas personnel andprovides majorcommand-levelformorethan24,000personnelassignedworldwide. support Justice authorityformorethan40,000 Military events. Codeof Inaddition, AFDW asUniform serves forces,expeditionary homelandoperations, nationalspecialsecurityevents civil support, andceremonial CapitalRegion, trainsandequipscombatforcesfortheaerospace Headquarters-National aswell asorganizes AFDWAndrews, The provides thesingleAirForce Maryland. voice andcomponenttotheJoint Forces WashingtonGeneral SharonK.G. DunbarisCommander, (AFDW), AirForce Joint Districtof Base Washington Commander, Districtof Dunbar Major GeneralSharon for success! champions, andeveryone elseistheyknow stones how themintostepping totake thosechallengesandturn challenge, butthedifferencebetween successfulpeople, of throughthislifetimewithoutsomeform gets Session Title:Never Give UpandOtherLessonsChampionsKnow! andreachtheir challenges theirdreams. triumphthroughadversity hopingtoinspireeveryone tosurmount travels theworld of sharinghermessage StanfordUniversity, by Muffy becomingawinterandsummerParalympic of goal medalist.Agraduate challenge, Muffyfoundanewway toaccomplishhergoals, asaParalympic skier. Sheeven her surpassed seemed toshatterwhenshehadaskiracingaccidentthatleftherparalyzed.Butnotoneshy away from beinganOlympicChampion tochallenge.Muffy Davis isnostranger At16yearsold,herlifelongdreamof Paralympian, GoldMedalist Davis Muffy - GeneralDunbarandherhusband,Col(ret)Doug(F-111F, F-15C, MD-80andB-737pilot), -We allhave challenges. Noone ucse vra3-ercre sa ciedt hnrsremme ftheAirForce. successes over a31-yearcareerasanactive memberof dutythenreserve OperationsinAfghanistan, OperationIraqiFreedom Early 9/11& Storm, View theSpecialOperationsCockpit:Desert from Session Title:AReservist’s Asia, andSouthwest Asia. operations throughouttheUnitedStates, Canada,the Caribbean,CentralAmerica,SouthSoutheast OperationUphold Democracy. Hisflyingcareerincludes gunship over Port-au of Prince, Haiti,insupport the first Generalwas incommandof The operations IraqiFreedom, Storm. EnduringFreedom andDesert combatflyingtimein hoursof during hiscareerintheAirForce andAirForce Reserve. Hehashundredsof flying andcommandpositions Academy andenteredactive inavariety dutyin1981.Hehasserved of Staff. GeneralHaddadwas commissionedthroughtheU.S. of AirForce matters totheAirForce Chief AirForce astheprincipaladvisoronReserve Reserve whoserves Washington, of D.C. HeassiststheChief AirForce Reserve,U.S. Headquarters of AirForce, General Richard totheChief HaddadisDeputy Deputy Commander, USAFR Major GeneralRichardHaddad and how ithashelpedhimandothersontheirpaths. voice tolistento, which describes whatpathhechose roadtofollow? tofollow, ListenasChrisErrera challenging, whatchoices dowe needtomake tosucceed?How dowe know which way what toturn, Session Title:Living Lifein aTall World a mediafavorite, frequentlyappearingonnationaltalkshows. matter how drasticthoseevents mightbe, asit’s thechoices we make thatdefineus. Chrishasbecome over-coming obstacles, no problems were. world corporate of hasalsowelcomed The Chris’message and beingdifferent,gives peopletheinspirationanddesiretodealwithwhattheythoughttheir hisphysical limitations world andthecorporate abouthisexperiences.teenagers of Hisacceptance lifeinthemotivational speakingworld, talkingto through life. Chrishasbeguntosharehisviewsof tomove tospinalstenosisandneedscrutches hislegsyearsago dwarf. Chrisalsolosttheuseof isamusician, composer,Chris Errera andmotivational speaker whoalsohappenstobeadiastrophic Pianist Concert Chris Errera - When Lifechoses -When tomake one’s existence very Speakers - Discussion of adversities and - Discussionof

21 2013 — united states air force academy force air states united — 2013 22 THE SILVER LINING: COURAGE THROUGH ADVERSITY Speakers faculty, andalliestoovercome andthecore adversityvalues. andfindstrengthinhonorableservice BlueAlliance, sheleadscivilian coworkers andExecutive andLGBTcadets,an Attorney alumni, Directorof character.Air Force, As andremainsconnectedtoUSAFA duetoauniquefocusonhonorandstrengthof Session Title:Living Values theCore -Tricia Hellercameto USAFA, succeededintheAirForce, leftthe Windsor, Coloradowith her wife, Regina Brown, M.D., USAFA ‘85. Senator MaxCleland. She lives in of 3,500 hours in the C-9 and C-141B. on the legislative She served staff inErie,Colorado. International She isCompliance Counsel atMagpul She was acommand pilot with over the AirForcelesbian, gay, Academy. (LBGT) alumni,cadets, bisexual, andtransgender faculty andallies of network Blue Alliance, asupport of Tricia 1987,isExecutive A.Heller, Director of Esq., USAFA Classof Executive Director, BlueAlliance The Trish Heller GlobalIssues to Address ConfucianValues ConfucianismandSpreading theFoundationSession Title:Forming Eastern for theUSandEuropeaswell asinKorea. South EastAsia,EUcountries, prestigiousuniversities of journals.multiple Scholar international Hahasgiven key numerous leadersin speciallecturesforcountry over 50years. HefoundedtheKumGok Academico-CulturalFoundation in2008 and haspublicationsin Confucianismfor inJinJu,Born Kyeong namProvince inSouthKorea, Scholar Hahasbeenascholar of Founder, AcademicoCulturalFoundation KumGok Scholar Yeon-soon Ha one’s dream. overcoming allU.S. challenges andachieving of space forces.commander of military isastory This fromlife asacadet, toForce Air ajourney officer, to NASAastronaut, andas of an inspirational story From HumanSpaceFlight - LessonsLearned GeneralSession Title:Leadership Helms will provide minutes, aworld record. of eighthoursand56 211 fivedays inspace, spaceflights, includingaspacewalk GeneralHelmshaslogged theExpedition-2crew(2001). Aveteran of SpaceStationasamemberof aboardtheInternational served woman inspace.military SheflewonSTS-54(1993),STS-64(1994),STS-78(1996)andSTS-101(2000), and thespaceshuttleEndeavour crew,then anAirForce majorandamemberof shebecamethefirst U.S. Selected by NASAinJanuary 1990,GeneralHelmsbecameanastronautinJuly 1991.OnJanuary 13,1993, asanF-15andF-16weapons engineerandaflighttestengineer. separation has served Air Force GeneralHelmswas Base, commissionedfromtheU.S. California. AirForce Academy in1980.She and Commander, Joint FunctionalComponentCommandforSpace, U.S. StrategicCommand,Vandenberg General SusanJ. HelmsisCommander, 14thAirForce (AirForces Strategic),AirForce SpaceCommand; FemaleFirst USAFA GraduateinSpaceProgram Lt GenSusanHelms addressing thehardtruths,remainingrealandaccessible, andmaking toughdecisions. on leadershipduringcrisissituations. Shewillshareherexperience onleadingwithcourage, buildingtrust, homes inColoradoSpringsandreceived world-wide mediaattention.Shewillleadaninteractive discussion 18,247acres, thisfirethatultimately burned destroyed 347 controlof with othercommunity leaderstogain Pike andSanIsabelNationalForest andComanche NationalGrasslands, andthe Cimarron sheworked the mostdestructive wildfireinColoradohistory, the Waldo Canyon Fire. Asthe forthe Forest Supervisor Crisis Session Title:AnchorPoint: inaTimeof AuthenticLeadership andenjoys spendingtimewithherfamily.Jerri isalsoaprofessionalphotographer in southeastColoradoandsouthwest Kansas. publiclands responsibilitiescoverGrasslands inDecember2010.Hermanagement nearly3millionacresof thePike andSanIsabelNationalForests, andComanche National Cimarron became Forest of Supervisor NationalForest ForestRanger, ontheMonongahela andasDeputy inWest Supervisor Virginia.Jerri positions including:Forester, PublicAffairsSpecialist,andLiaisonOfficerto Tuskegee University, District Jerri’s Throughout extensive career, inavariety towork of shehashadtheopportunity acrossthecountry hercareer withtheU. andbegan Memphis toChiloquin,Oregon S. Forest in1985. Service leadership campsandjudgingcompetitions. Two weeks shemoved afterherhigh school graduation, from New York andlaterinMemphis, Tennessee. Jerri spentsummersattendingvarious naturalresources upintheBronx, earlyalthoughshegrew Resources Herinterestinnaturalresourcesstarted Management. ScienceinForestry andNatural Tennessee withaBachelors of fromtheUniversity graduated of Jerri Marr thePike andSanIsabel NationalForests of Forest Supervisor Jerri Marr Speakers . - Jerri Marr was facedwith . -Jerri Marr

23 2013 — united states air force academy force air states united — 2013 24 THE SILVER LINING: COURAGE THROUGH ADVERSITY Speakers courage. leadershipand Mendez, went willamaze you intoIranandrescuedthesixdiplomats. withtalesof story This asidedoor. AftermonthsinhidingwiththeCanadians, theCIA’sescaped outof Disguise, Tony Masterof by radicalIslamicmilitants.overrun were Americanhostages taken andheldfor444 days. SixAmericans BattleAgainstTerrorism. First Session Title:Argo:The In1979theAmericanEmbassyinTehran was top 50officersintheagency’s firstfiftyyears. Oscar-nominated the CIA’s movie. Tony CIA’s is the recipient of Star and was Intelligence designated one of threebooks, includingArgo, onwhich BenAffleck basedhiscurrent, Retired in1990,heistheauthorof responsible forCIA’sagents who foreignwereindanger. worldwide operationsandexfiltrationof deception authenticationwhich includedbothdisguiseanddocumentsusedtochange identities. Tony of was chief counterfeitandforgery, risingtothepositionof Tony MendezjoinedtheCIAin1965fieldof Rescue behindArgo”,CIAAgentintheIranHostage “face The Tony Mendez Don’texistence andultimatesurvival. betheoneleftsaying: “Somethingtoldme…” ornotgo.telling you healthy Obeyingthestillsmall voice todoornotdo; go living isparamounttoagood arethedailycommandswe receive self-destruction, safeguardingagainst fromastillsmallvoicea heartbeat Session Title:ObeytheStillSmallVoice! mostprofoundqualityimbuedwithinourconscience, -The like –Saint - secrettofightingisnever“The panicwhen you sufferadisadvantage.” butler”. Governor Edwards pardonedhimin1980makingaFree Man.He’s withsixchildren. married SainttotheGovernor’s Governor EdwinEdwards transferred term Mansionwherehebecamethe“boxing seventeen. Hebecameaninmatelawyer, boxing champion andwon hiscaseinFederal Louisianafour Court. Penitentiary atage murder andsentencedtolifeinAngola judgmentcallandwoundterrible upaccusedof misevaluated thisheadstrongteenager avolatileand threeweeks beforegraduating, situation,madea Park Juniors thenCapitolSeniorHighSchool. IllinoisUniversity Withafootballscholarship toSouthern in1955BatonRouge,born Louisiana.HeattendedZionCity&Park Elementary, Westdale &Valley Forest Sr., C. Hammond-Martin, aka“Saint,” comesfromaJewish-Indian mother/African-Americanfather, Author, With Edwards intheGovernor’s Mansion Forest Martin impactful multimedia presentation,fastfeedback model,andpractical communication. minefieldsandachievemultigenerational X Factor Courage. Dr. Murray’s award winninginteractive and competence topositively impactthe AirForce butmay lackneededtonavigate emotional intelligence iscriticalforachieving careerandlifevisions.courage AFA Millennialleaderspossesscharacter and Session Title:XFactor -XFactor Navigating Multi-GenerationalMillennialLeaders Courage: TV series, andwas awarded Speaking Professionalcredential. theCertified Hollywood productioncompany. Ritaauthoredfive booksincluding a company, services of anationalenergy andChairman for GeneralElectricandLockheed, CEOof transplanted Oklahoman,originallyfromBoston,herbusinesscareerincludestopsecretclassifiedleadership andmultigenerationalcommunication intoworkablein relationshipmanagement strategiesforleaders. A Rita, asacognitive scientist,ispassionateabouttranslating thelatestdiscoveries andproven techniques and heightenedself-awareness forFortune 500companies, organizations. aviation, andmilitary government, scholar, crewresourcemanagement (MBTI) expert, author, private guidespositive pilot,andgolfer change Dr. RitaMurray, generation American,USandIrishcitizen,psychologist, firstMyersBriggs Type Indicator® Executive Consultant Dr. RitaMurray difference between living lifeandnot. that allow onetoriseabove thehardshipsandexcel. choice The toface thechallenge headonisthe never beknown. facedwiththisadversity, When thingistorecognizeandexploitcatalysts theimportant thatonefacesinlife.challenges Without theinevitableadversity thatwe face, one’s potentialwould true Session Title:Triumph One-Legged Adversity: Flight Through Member withaDisabilityAward. residesinPuyallup, Hecurrently Washington. theAirForce’s McGuire wasnomineesforthe2012DoDOutstandingService recentlynamedasoneof OperationEnduringFreedom. Captain combat deployment of andmultiple combatmissionsinsupport graduate frompilottraining.first amputeeto CaptainMcGuirehasflown all over the world,includinga evaluation boardandwas reinstatedtotheAirForce, eventually hisflyingratingandbecomingthe earning inSanAntonio,Center fortheIntrepid Texas. Hecontestedan‘unfitforduty’classification byhismedical attending pilottrainingatLaughlinAirForce Base, CaptainMcGuireaccomplishedrehabilitationatthe Squadron, Joint BaseLewis-McChord.Afterlosing hisrightlegbelow thekneeinaboatingaccidentwhile Captain Ryan McGuireisa2008 USAFA andaC-17AGlobemasterIIIpilotinthe4thAirlift graduate USAFWings Amputeetoearn First Capt Ryan McGuire Speakers Lost inGenerationalTranslation -Resiliency istheabilitytoovercome , hosteda

25 2013 — united states air force academy force air states united — 2013 26 THE SILVER LINING: COURAGE THROUGH ADVERSITY Speakers resiliency can help chart yourresiliency canhelpchart coursethroughalife-changing how perseverance and forward towards of willdrive success?What willsharehisstory you? CadetPirrello you’ve fallen.” your When intendedpathisblocked, how willyou whathashappened andstride accept -“Failure Adversity Through isn’t fallingdown, it’sSession Title:LeadingYourself remainingwhere by theAirForce. isawaiting CadetPirrello anException toPolicy tobecomethefirstamputeecommissioned program. ruling toOhioUniversityreturned andmetthephysical andacademicrequirementstocontinue intheAFROTC inSanAntonio, rehabilitation attheCenterforIntrepid Texas. Hethen spentayearof Cadet Pirrello Wing. Afterlosinghisrightlegabove theknee duringajumpattheAirForce Academy Free Fall School, theAFROTC Detachment 650Bobcat isastudentatOhioUniversityCadet MattPirrello and amemberof Cadet 3rdClass,OhioUniversity Cadet MattPirrello relationships withforeignsocieties. Americawhileatthesametimebuildingauthentic leaderswillchampion thebestof literate 21stcentury totheculturalandreligiousframeswithinwhich theyexist.Culturally but becausewe aretonedeaf It’s toengage? leaders abroadpoorlyunderstandthosewe aretrying notbecausewe haven’t talked enough, Session Title:Yes, toIraq,why -From Chai!Culturally-Aware More Nigeria Leadership doAmerican commands. HeisacommanderintheTexas AirNationalGuardanddeployed toSouthwest Asiain2011. Toward aReligiouslyLiterateU.S. Foreign audiencesandcombatant Policy. Heroutinelyspeaksformilitary Post-Conflict, EthicsBeyond War’s End:Order, Justice andConciliationin Post-Conflict, ninebooks, includingthreeinthepastyear: author oreditorof Fellow Political-Military Affairs. andtwo Heisthe stintsworking attheStateDepartment’s Bureauof House forfouryears. asaWhite previously served Hiscivilian experienceincludesservice government Fellow atGeorgetownUniversity’s BerkleyCenterforReligion, Peace, andWorld Affairs, wherehe Government atRegent University andSeniorResearch theSchoolEric Patterson, of Ph.D. isDeanof Regent Government, University Schoolof theRobertson Dean of Dr. EricPatterson Ending Wars Well: Just War Thinkingand and Politics inaReligiousWorld: succeed despitetheodds. Flag rank.Herpresentationwillfocusontoolsfordiscovering inadversity andhow theopportunity to of theCoast GuardAcademy to achieve graduate alineofficerandthefirstfemale from theperspective of Session Title:Discovering Your RecipeSuccess for fromtheNational War NationalSecurityStrategy College. andaMasterof Management School of aMBA University’sCoast GuardAcademy AdmiralStoszearned fromNorthwestern J. Graduate L.Kellogg officer accessionsourceinNewLondon,Connecticutwhereshecur commandingboththeCoastGuard’s enlistedaccessionsource(bootcamp)inCapeMay,of NewJersey and officer withtwelve yearsatseaincludingtwo afloatcommands. Shehashadthedistincthonorandprivilege theU. S. of CoastGuardAcademy.Admiral Stoszisa1982graduate Sheisacareersurfaceoperations Academy aUSMilitary FemaleFirst Superintendentof Superintendent, UnitedStatesCoastGuardAcademy, Rear AdmiralSandraStosz meaningful tothem? losingsomething thatis to overcome adversity? gives What whenfacingthefearsof apersoncourage came outfightingforhislifeaftercontractingMRSAStaphpostoperation.W 3 Paralympic GoldMedalsinthreeconsecutive Paralympics. Hewalked inforwhatwas asimplekneescope, his career.going fora record In 2008 hadnot Marlon lost a 100M race and was face came at the final race of in atraumaticlawn mower hurdleMarlonwould accidentwhileliving in various homes. orphan biggest The many adversities throughouthislife. have 5,tolosinghisfoot Those atage beenfrombecominganorphan have adversities. Marlonhasfaced my comefrom opportunities greatest Session Title:Mygreatest itinanastounding10.89seconds. buthehasrun break the11secondbarrier world records...in the100meterandlongjump. Infact,Marlonnotonlyhasbecomethefirstamputeeto would resultinMarlonnotonlybeingthefastestamputeeworld butalsoaworld classathletewithtwo that anincrediblejourney the 100meterGoldMedalistatSydney Paralympic Games. kicked This off caused anaverage persontobreak down. ButMarlonShirleyisnoaverage person.In2000,Marlonbecame Over theyears, MarlonShirleyhasenduredmanychallenging situations, includingmanywhich would have Paralympian Shirley Marlon -AdmiralStoszwilldiscusshercareerexperiences Speakers rently ser ves as Superintendent of the ves asSuperintendentof hat k eeps apersonmotivatedeeps

27 2013 — united states air force academy force air states united — 2013 28 THE SILVER LINING: COURAGE THROUGH ADVERSITY Speakers being adifferencemaker andultimatelyrealizingthepower thatoneindividual canhave ontheworld. you withadversity? you Aaronwillchallenge tolookat your you life, are your family, andyour jobtoseeif inlifeanditwill betestedinthemostdifficultsituations.important How will you reactwhenlifesurprises Session Title:OvercomingIwas Adversity-What calledtodo theirlives. (Aaron’sEd Thomas Father) momentsof andexamineshow thefamilyreactedinmosttrying at the2010ESPYAwards.for Courage Acre AbookentitledTheSacred AsheAward theArthur andhisfamilyaccepted Church.active AaronThomas withintheCongregational theyareraisingtheirthreeboys. tohiswifeEllieandtogether married Aaronisadevoted Christianandvery atAplington-Parkersburg StudentServices HighSchool locatedincentralIowa. Aaronis Director of theHeadBasketball Coach, iscurrently AthleticDirector,Aaron Thomas AssistantFootball Coach and coach football murdered Award AsheCourage Recipient andSonof Coach, ESPYArthur Thomas Aaron senior non-commissionedofficer’s perspective. anofficer working withenlistedpersonnelfroma facingtoday’schallenges aswell asthelifeof military Session Title:AdversityisaGift training, aswell asthefirstamputeetobecomeanAircrewmenthrough U.S. Navy Aircrewschool. Georgia andwas thefirstamputeetocompleteNavy Evasion SERE(Survival Resistance andEscape) OperationsCommand anAircrewmenstationedatNavy Information Tibbsiscurrently Zealand. Chief third placeinthemen’s longjump(F44)attheIPCAthleticsWorld ChampionshipsinChristchurch, New Tibbsaddedabronzemedaltohiscollectionin2011,earning a bronzeinthelongjump(F42/F44).Chief relay. 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Inthislively presentation,Dr. stress(thepressuresexperienced Wicks, onsecondary anexpert their own innerstrength.However, theycan’tofficers cansharewithothersisasenseof share whatthey Your Strengthening Session Title:RidingtheDragon: InnerLif AirForceLackland, andKadena Bases. Medicine, theNationalNaval MedicalCenter, Walterof Reed, Dover, andatWhiteman, McGuire, Travers, Hanoi, Budapest,Edinburg,Belfast,PhnomPenh Johns as well asonCapitolHill,Harvard, HopkinsSchool andRidingtheDragon.Inpastseveral theResilientLife Living yearshehasspoken inJohannesburg, Beijing, Officer, andhaspublished overgeneral public.These include: 50booksforprofessionals andthe Dr. Robert Wicks, whoreceived was hisdoctoratefromHahnemannMedical College, aMarineCorps Professor, Loyola University Dr. Wicks Robert theboss. shoulders of Session Title:Failure IsNotFinal Waddle isanauthorandinspirationalspeaker. he was fromtheNavy honorablydischarged andretiredfromactive dutyasacommander. 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