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his past April, General Colin essary to make the Command and L. Powell, former Chairman General Staff College a world-class of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and graduate school with creative and inno- T Secretary of State, returned vative programs that are befitting a wide- to his Alma Matter to initiate the ly recognized center of excellence for this way we are aligning our fund raising Colin L. Powell Lecture Series. Not leader development. We have learned priorities to support directly the mis- only was this a marvelous event, it from our outreach programs that busi- sion and vision of the College. was also a fitting tribute to one of the ness and community leaders are eager to Our trustees have expanded the great Soldier-Statesman of help us once they under- foundation leadership team by electing our time. The Foundation stand the importance Lt. Gen. John E. Miller, U.S. Army, honored General Powell of what we do at Ret., as our Vice President for with its first CGSC and the Corporate Programs. John is an alum- Distinguished impact that the nus, former faculty member, former Leadership Award for College mis- Deputy Commandant and former his service to the sion has on the Commandant. John was also very suc- Army and the Nation; national secu- cessful in the private sector as a Vice afterwards he spoke rity of the President of the Oracle Corporation to a packed audience country. and then as President of the Linguist in the new Eisenhower Programs like Operations and Technical Support Auditorium of the Lewis the National Division of L-3 Communications. and Clark Center. Security Round- Rarely do we find an individual with None of this would have table are designed to the background and experience at so been possible without the planning, educate civilian leaders many levels to help us in our work. organization and financial support of about the national security environment Finally, thank you for your support your foundation. Although the govern- as well as to acquaint them to the and your confidence in helping us ment provides for the basics, programs College. As we develop programs, we develop a first class foundation to like the Powell Lecture Series are not remain ever mindful of the advance the goals and aspirations of possible within the constraints imposed Commandant’s priorities of Leader the leadership of the U.S. Army by Army and federal regulations. This is Development, Interagency and Strategic Command and General Staff College. not to say that the College does not have Communications. As such, we have Clearly, we have an ever-expanding sufficient funds to execute its mission— focused our efforts in support of these opportunity to help so many in such an it does. What it lacks is the funding nec- objectives in our capital campaign. In important way.
Programs like the National Security Roundtable are designed to educate civilian leaders about the national security environment but also to expose them to our College, our faculty and our students.
www.cgscf.org CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 3 Our Vision Mr. David W. Hays, Spec Asst, General Hugh Shelton Leadership The CGSC Foundation’s vision is to become a supporting organiza- Initiative [NC] tion that is widely recognized as the national leader in member- Mr. Thomas H. Holcom, President, Military Banking Division, Mid ship, programs, innovation, and support to the U.S. Army Country Bank, [MO] Command and General Staff College to advance its core mission of Lt. Col. (USA Ret.) Philip G. Humbert, Vice President/General educating leaders for the challenges of the 21st century. Manager, Superior Lexus [MO] Lt. Gen. (USA Ret.) Joseph R. Inge, former Deputy Commandant, Our Mission CGSC [VA] The mission of the CGSC Foundation is to support CGSC in educating lead- Mr. T. Hale Johnston, President, Employers Insurance Group [CA] ers for the 21st century in the following six mission areas: Mr. Mark “Ranger” Jones, President/CEO, The Ranger Group [VA] • Enrich the College’s academic environment Lt. Gen. (USA Ret.) Richard F. Keller, Former Chief of Staff US • Foster a strong relationship between the military and the European Command [KS] private sector Mr. Crosby Kemper, III, Chief Executive, Kansas City Library [KS] • Enhance the institution’s research activities Maj. Gen. (USA Ret.) James R. Klugh, VP & IT Consultant, • Promote leader development Dimensions International, Inc. [KS] • Encourage excellence in the faculty and student body Amb. (Ret.) David F. Lambertson, former U.S. Ambassador to • Maintain contact with alumni Thailand [KS] Ms. Cathleen Dodson Macauley, Chair/CEO, Dodson Group Officers Holding Co. [MO] Chairman: Lt. Gen. (USA Ret.) Robert Arter, Civilian Aide to the Amb. (Ret.) Edward Marks, Independent Consultant, BCTP Senior Secretary of the Army [KS] Observer [Wash DC] Vice Chairman: Maj. Gen. (USA Ret.) Raymond D. Barrett, Jr., Mr. Chuck Matheny, Vice President, The Ranger Group [AL] Vice President, HNTB Corporation [MO] Gen. (USA Ret.) Barry R. McCaffrey, President/CEO, McCaffrey & President: Mr. Hyrum W. Smith, President/CEO the Galileo Associates [VA] Initiative [UT] Col. (USA Ret.) J. Dan McGowan, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of Vice President:Mr. Michael D. Hockley, Partner, Spencer Fane Britt the Army [IA] & Browne, LLP [MO] Mr. David J. McIntyre, President/CEO, Triwest Healthcare Alliance VP Corporate Affairs:Lt. Gen (USA Ret.) John E. Miller, President, [CA] Miller Analytics [KS] Lt. Gen. (USA Ret.) Thomas M. Montgomery, Senior Fellow, Joint Secretary: Col. (USA Ret.) Robert R. Ulin, CEO, CGSCF and 5th Forces Staff College [CO] Region President, AUSA [KS] Hon. John E. Moore, former Lt. Governor, Kansas [KS] Treasurer: Brig. Gen. (USA Ret.) William A. West, President, Lt. Gen. (USA Ret.) Jack P. Nix, Jr., President/CEO, JE Dunn William West Consulting, [KS] Construction [MO] General Counsel: Col. (USA Ret.) Willard B. Snyder, President, Lt. Gen. (USA Ret.) David H. Ohle, Vice President, Computer The Real Estate Corporation, Inc. [KS] Sciences Corporation [VA] Mr. Jerome H. Reilly, President/CEO, Reilly and Sons Insurance Board of Trustees [KS] Lt. Gen (USA Ret.) Joe N. Ballard, President, The Ravens Group Mr. Edward R. Rensi, Chairman, Team Rensi Motor Sports [IL] [MD] Gen. (USA Ret.) William R. Richardson, Sr. Consultant, Burdeshaw Mr. David G. Beaham, President, Faultless Starch/ Associates [VA] Bon Ami [MO] Gen. (USA Ret.) Robert W. RisCassi, Senior Vice President, L-3 Lt. Col. (USA Ret.) Theodore C. Beckett, Baker Sterchi Cowden & Communications [VA] Rice law firm [MO] Mr. Landon H. Rowland, Chairman Emeritus, Janus Capital Group Ms. Polly P. Brunkhardt, Co-Owner, PLB Leasing Company [KS] [MO] Dr. Scott C. Bublin, President/CEO, Mobile Reasoning [KS] Judge Robert L. Serra, 29th Judicial District, Wyandotte County Dr. Beverley Byers-Pevitts, President, Park University [MO] [KS] Brig. Gen. (USA Ret.) Stanley Cherrie, Vice President, Cubic Dr. Richard P. Siemer, former Exec VP for Finance & Applications, Inc. [KS] Administration, University of Kentucky, KY Mr. Stuart Cooke, President, Cooke Development [NC] Dr. James L. Spigarelli, President/CEO, Midwest Research Institute Col. (USA Ret.) Thomas A. Dials, President, Armed Forces [MO] Insurance [KS] Lt. Gen (USA Ret.) William “Mike” Steele, President, Osprey Bay, Mr. John A. Dillingham, President, Dillingham Enterprises [MO] LLC [SC] Col. (USA Ret.) Roger H.C. Donlon, Medal of Honor Recipient [KS] Maj. Gen. (USA Ret.) Lynn H. Stevens, Chairman, Board of Mr. Robert P. Dunn, Vice President, JE Dunn Construction [MO] Commissioners, Blanding [UT] Col. (USA Ret.) William Eckhardt, Professor, University of Missouri Gen. (USA Ret.) Gordon R. Sullivan, President, Association of the Kansas City [MO] United States Army [VA] Mr. Bert Exum, Owner/President, Harrelson Corporation [NC] Mr. Paul J. Thompson, President and CEO, Country Club Bank Mr. Arthur E. Fillmore, Partner, Levy & Craig law firm [MO] [MO] Lt. Gen. (USA Ret.) Robert H. Forman, former Deputy Gen. (USA Ret.) Carl E. Vuono, President, L-3 Government Services Commandant, CGSC [KS] Group and MPRI [VA] Mr. Donald C. Giles, President/CEO, Armed Forces Bank [KS] Mr. Eugene R. Wilson, Senior Advisor, Council on Foundations [KS] Col. (USA Ret.) Sherwood “Woody” Goldberg, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army [Wash. DC] Note: [ ] is the state of residence
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From the Chairman ...... 3 11 CEO Corner ...... 6 $1 million gift ...... 7 Class 2008-01 awards ...... 8 Command and General Staff College FOUNDATION NEWS Foundation gets 180 mph treatment . . .9 No. 5, Fall 2008 (October 2008) Q&A with the Deputy Commandant . .10 Published twice annually by the Command and General Staff College Foundation, Inc. Brig. Gen. O’Neill retires ...... 11 100 Stimson Ave., Suite 1149 Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 66027-1352 Ph: 913-651-0624 Donlon presents MOH to CGSC . . . . .12 Fax: 913-651-4519 16 Email: [email protected] Trustee inducted into Hall of Fame . . .14 Web site: www.cgscf.org Belgian IMO reunion ...... 15 Editor-in-Chief Col. (Ret.) Bob Ulin Powell: Soldier-Statesman ...... 16
Managing Editor Thoughts from the Students ...... 22 Mark H. Wiggins MHW Public Relations and Annual Meeting 2008 ...... 25 Communications Celebrating a Century www.mhwpr.com of IMOs at CGSC ...... 26 Design/Printing by A look at ILE at Fort Belvoir ...... 28 GateHouse Media 26 Kansas Media One CGSC Faculty attends Leavenworth, Kansas 66048 Ph: 913-682-0305 Harvard course ...... 31
The Command and General Staff College In Memoriam ...... 32 Foundation (CGSCF) was established Corporate Spotlight- December 28, 2005 as a tax-exempt, non- profit private corporation to foster a strong JE Dunn Construction ...... 34 relationship between the military and pri- vate sector, to enrich the College’s academ- ic environment, enhance the institution’s research activities, maintain contact with alumni, and encourage excellence in the ON THE COVER faculty and student body to ensure the Colin L. Powell, former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of preparation of outstanding leaders for the Staff, addresses more than 400 attendees at a banquet hosted by the Command Armed Forces of the United States and it’s and General Staff College Foundation in Kansas City, Mo., April 28. During the allies by providing resources not available dinner, Lt. Gen. Robert Arter (U.S. Army, Ret.), chairman of the foundation, pre- from public funds. The Command and sented Powell with the CGSC Foundation Distinguished Leadership Award. The General Staff College Foundation News is next day Powell delivered the inaugural lecture for the Colin L. Powell Lecture published by the foundation to inform mem- Series at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, at Fort bers, alumni, students and other stakehold- Leavenworth, Kan. (photo by Bill Kennedy) ers about CGSCF plans and activities. The inclusion of U.S. Army, Fort Leavenworth and/or CGSC news and information in the FROM THE EDITORS foundation magazine does not constitute an This fifth edition of the CGSC Foundation News marks great progress in your Foundation’s history. In this edition endorsement by the Department of the we honor Colin L. Powell as a great Soldier-Statesman and are proud of the Lecture Series we helped establish at Army, Fort Leavenworth or the CGSC. the College in his name. We also say farewell in this edition to a great leader in Brig. Gen. Mark O’Neill and wel- come his successor Brig. Gen. Ed Cardon as the new Deputy Commandant. There’s so much more to highlight, so we’ll simply say thank you for your support and enjoy the magazine. www.cgscf.org CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 5 CEO CORNER
Making a difference, together
Col. Bob Ulin, U.S. Army Ret.
he watchwords for our founda- tion), Dave McIntyre, President of call for help. YOU are making a differ- tion are steady progress. In this TriWest Healthcare Alliance (who ence. These contributions allow us to economic downturn one would pledged $550,000 for the Colin Powell increase the level of support for the T expect our contributions to Lecture Series), Larry H. Smith from College in the form of guest speakers, dwindle. This is not the case. Although Utah (who provided $100,000 in cash for visiting professors, family support pro- this is only our third year we are on track our general fund) and Gen. Gordon grams, faculty development programs to nearly double our revenue from last Sullivan, U.S. Army, Ret., and his and awards for excellence that improve year. This strong showing is due in part to Trustees of the Association of the United the quality and prestige of the institution. the efforts of our board members whose States Army (who have given a total of Together we can make a positive impact first responsibility is to actively support $95,000 over the past three years) have on the education of the future generation fundraising. The other factor is the ever- made exceptional gifts. We have also of officers who will lead America’s sons increasing number of alumni and friends instituted an aggressive corporate donor and daughters in peace and war, and after who have stepped up to the plate to help program under the leadership of Lt. Gen they leave military service, they will the College and make a positive impact John E. Miller, U.S. Army, Ret., and that grow businesses and serve as positive on the lives of their successor generation program is steadily gaining traction. role models in their communities. Thank of warriors. Together, large donors, corporate you for your support and your generosity. Clearly our large donors like Hyrum donors and the hundreds of smaller Please include us in your estate planning, Smith, our new president (who set aside donors are making a huge difference. I your pledges of support and your annual $1,000,000 in his estate for our founda- thank all of you who have answered the giving plans.
CGSC Foundation launches alumni web site The thousands of military officers, both U.S. and international, who have attended the Command and General Staff College now have a means of maintaining or regaining contact with their old class- mates through the new CGSC Foundation Alumni Outreach web site. Registration is free and open to current students in any of the schools in CGSC or to anyone who has graduated from CAS3, CGSS (for- merly known as just CGSC) at Fort Leavenworth or any of the ILE CGSS sites, SAMS, and AMSC. Once you’ve registered and created a profile, as a member you can post your own photos, maintain a blog, and send messages to other members. Members can also control how much of their personal information on their profiles is visible to others. Members with valid mailing addresses also receive a free copy of the CGSC Foundation News published twice a year. Go to www.cgscfoundation.org , click on Alumni Outreach and get connected.
6 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS www.cgscf.org New Foundation President pledges $1 million estate gift by Mark H. Wiggins, Managing Editor
U.S. Army had done what Bill Clinton did, he would have lost his commission and been dishonorably discharged from the corps. “If I can be part of something that will perpetuate the legacy of high moral and ethical values in the military that would make me very happy. That is why I have committed to make the College part of my estate giving when I pass on. I want this school to continue to produce the amazing young men and women it is now producing. When all is said and done righteousness in our people will save the country.” Foundation CEO Bob Ulin was thoroughly pleased at the announcement and the excitement it generated throughout the members of the board. “What we really need from our board members is their commitment in time or Hyrum Smith talent…not just a financial CGSC Foundation President commitment,” said Ulin. “: Hyrum has set the bar high for everyone, not just mon- etarily, but with his time and talents. Surely money is the mechanism that allows us to support the he CGSC Foundation’s newly elected President, College, but without committed, excited board members, Hyrum Smith, announced a gift of $1 million from we’ll never raise the funds required to perpetuate the his estate during the Foundation’s annual meeting Foundation’s mission.” of the board of trustees June 25, at the Lewis and Ulin also noted that Smith has been helpful to the ClarkT Center. Foundation in many ways. He gave the Foundation its first Smith’s announcement to the board came during its big pledge of $100,000 over a five-year period; he trav- review of the Foundation’s progress towards fund raising in eled to Washingon, D.C. last year to be the guest speaker the 5-year campaign to raise $10.5 million. Foundation at a major donor dinner attended by Gen. David Petraeus; trustees present at the meeting loudly applauded the he serves as the co-chairman of the Foundation’s Capital announcement. Campaign; and he led the September 2007 Special Board After the meeting, Smith recited several reasons for his Meeting to rally the members to support the campaign huge commitment to the Foundation. while personally soliciting more than $150,000 from friends “I initially agreed to be part of the Command and and associates to support the Foundation. General Staff College Foundation for several reasons,” Smith is most well known for his part in creating the wide- Smith said. “First: the time I spent in the Army forty years ly used Franklin Day Planner and founding the Franklin- ago was the best thing that ever happened to me. I was Covey company. He is a co-founder of The Galileo Initiative, drafted as many of us were, but the time in uniform changed a widely sought public speaker, and the author of several my life. I can honestly say that those four and half years nationally published and acclaimed books. He served in the were the foundation stone that brought me the success I U.S. Army from 1965-1969 as an artillery officer and is a have achieved since. member of the U.S. Army Artillery OCS Hall of Fame and “Second: It appears to me that the military is the last insti- has been inducted into the Order of St. Barbara. He and his tution in America that is still willing to talk about and teach wife, Gail, enjoy life at their ranch in Gunlock, Utah, close moral and ethical values to its people. If any officer in the to their children and grandchildren. AWARDS 2008-01
Foundation presents CGSS Class 2008-01 awards for faculty, students
In each graduating class the CGSC Foundation provides the awards for recognizing certain levels of achievement in the students and faculty. The following awards were presented to CGSS Class 2008-01 in June: PHOTOS BYPHOTOS CYNDI DLUGOSZ
Master Tactician: Army Maj. William D. Voorhies, Best Civilian Instructor: Dr. Bill McCollum receives Master Logistician: Army Maj. Shane M. Upton, receives the saber for the General George S. certificate recognition for the Best Civilian receives the saber for the Major General James Patton Jr. Award for the Distinguished Master Instructor of the Year Award from CGSC Dean of M. Wright Distinguished Master Logistician from Tactician from Bob Ulin, left, Foundation CEO, and Academics Dr. Chris King during graduation cere- Arter and Ulin. Foundation Chairman, retired Lt. Gen. Robert monies June 13. McCollum also received a chair Arter. from the Foundation.
Best Military Instructor: Lt. Col. Frank Best MMAS: Foundation Chairman Lt. Gen. Homeland Security Studies: Marine Maj. William O’Donnell receives a chair from Foundation Arter presents a chair to Air Force Maj. K. Bentley, receives a chair from Foundation CEO CEO Bob Ulin for the Best Military Instructor William D. Percival, for the Birrer-Brooks Bob Ulin for the Homeland Security Studies Award of the Year award. Award for the Best Master of Military Art for outstanding homeland security research. and Science Thesis.
8 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS www.cgscf.org Ed Rensi, left, owner of Team Rensi Motorsports and the Nationwide Series Number 25 Ford, walks back to the pit area with Foundation CEO Bob Ulin. Rensi donated several thousand dollars worth of sponsor- M ship exposure to the Foundation for the race Sept. 27.
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Ed Rensi, Team Rensi Motorsports owner, Mark H. Wiggins, introduces Bob Ulin, Foundation Director of CGSC Foundation Communications, and CEO, to Bobby Bob Ulin, Foundation Hamilton, Jr., the CEO, get a mug shot driver of the close to the Foundation Number 25 Ford. logo on the Number 25 car prior to the race Sept. 27. According to
normal pricing levels for sponsorship, Ulin figures M Ed Rensi gave the Foundation several thou- sand dollars worth of exposure with this par- ticular logo placement on the car. (From right) Foundation Board Member and owner of Team Rensi Motorsports Ed Rensi; Foundation CEO Bob Ulin; Bobby Hamilton, Jr., driver of the number 25 Ford; and Mark H. Wiggins, Foundation Director of Communications; gather for a group photo as the cars begin lining up for the race. Foundation gets 180 MPH TREATMENT
he Number 25 Team Rensi felt compelled to get involved with the essary financial and other support for their Motorsports Ford sported the organization. work. Command and General Staff “I’m proud to show our support for the “We’re absolutely pleased to have Ed T College Foundation black and CGSC Foundation,” Rensi said. “People Rensi on our board,” said Bob Ulin, the gold logo Sept. 27 at Kansas Speedway don’t realize just how important the edu- CGSC Foundation CEO. “His experience, as a way to demonstrate support for the cation and training of our nation’s military intellect and energy and the platform that Foundation who’s mission and offices leadership really is. Whatever we can do racing provides, even for one race here in are just a few miles away from the race- to help the CGSC Foundation support the Kansas, is a huge plus for our mission.” track. U.S. Army Command and General Staff Team Rensi Motorsports has always The relationship began when Team College is important. The future security honored the military but on this one day, it Rensi owner Ed Rensi became a board of our nation relies on military leaders was the CGSC Foundation logo that dom- member of the Foundation last year. who can think and operate in stressful sit- inated the side of the car. According to Having had experience with a military uations. Enhancing their education is time Ulin’s calculations based on the costs of sponsorship with the United States and money well-spent.” sponsoring a car for one race and the par- Marine Corps Recruiting Command, Rensi and the other members of the ticular placement of the logo on the car, Rensi learned that the Foundation is an Foundation board of trustees works to the Foundation received several thousand important part of supporting the educa- bring visibility to the Foundation, and by dollars worth of free advertising thanks to tion of our nation’s military leaders and extension the College, to bring in the nec- Ed Rensi’s generosity. www.cgscf.org CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 9 QUESTION &ANSWER
Q&A with the CGSC Deputy Commandant, Brig. Gen. Edward Cardon
Editor’s Note: This interview is the third in a series of interviews with CGSC leadership about the importance of the College and the education it provides for our military leaders. CGSC Foundation News conducted this interview in September with the new Deputy Commandant, Brig. Gen. Edward (Ed) Cardon.
CGSCF News: What was your last assignment?
Brig. Gen. Cardon: I served in the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia, for the past five years. I joined the Division in Iraq, assumed command of the Engineer Brigade in Fallujah in June 2003, and returned to the States with the Division in August. I then activated and com- manded the 4th Brigade Combat Team to include a one-year tour in Baghdad from January 2005 through January 2006. Most recently, I served as the Deputy Commanding General – Support, includ- ing a 15-month tour in Iraq from March
2007 until June 2008 as part of the surge. Brig. Gen. Cardon, the new CGSC Deputy Commandant, stands with the new Deputy to the Commanding General, Dale A. Ormond, and Lt. Gen. Caldwell during the playing of the Army Song at CGSCF News: their assumption of responsibility ceremony, Aug. 19, 2008. How do you rate the importance of CGSC for the Army?
Brig. Gen. Cardon: different today as you see our graduates CGSCF News: This College is a national treasure for the leading and persevering in some very Based on your recent experiences, United States of America, not just our difficult conditions around the world. how do you see CGSC today? Army. With over 100 years of proven We will continue to build on the legacy service by our graduates in some very of CGSC that not only prepares leaders Brig. Gen. Cardon: trying times, this institution has been an for their next assignment, but for the The majors and leaders we have in the integral component of the success of challenges and opportunities in the field today are absolutely incredible. those leaders. And as in the past, it is no future. What is of equal importance is the
10 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS www.cgscf.org tremendous international officer pro- Brig. Gen. Cardon: the force with multiple deployments, gram we have here. There is nothing My primary focus is to help Lt. Gen. I see this year as a great opportunity like this anywhere in the world and Caldwell ensure CGSC remains the for our leaders to focus on reconnect- again, the facts speak for themselves premier educational institution for ing with their family and friends. when you look at the contributions of our Army. This year’s CGSS class is Finally, I am committed to ensuring our international officers to their respec- unique in that it is one of the most the best educational experience we tive countries. I am also very encour- combat experienced classes in can provide with our talented faculty aged to see the aggressive joint nature decades. Their experiences and and intellectually challenging cur- of all the services working together shared knowledge make this course a riculum. every day in their staff groups. Finally, rich learning environment, not just Lt. Gen. Caldwell’s initiatives to bring for each other, but for our faculty and interagency leaders into the College are staff as well. Beyond that, I believe CGSCF News: essential because we understand our an essential part of the CGSC experi- What do you see as the role of the military will never operate alone again. ence is an obligation to engage in CGSC Foundation? We will always have some component today’s information domain – edu- of our interagency partners integrated cating and informing those we serve Brig. Gen. Cardon: into our efforts no matter where we are in a direct and meaningful way. This All great institutions have a deployed. Working closely with the is done in a variety of ways: public Foundation that supports their efforts interagency in the classroom helps our speaking, media outreach and writing and I am very impressed by the dedi- officers better understand and appreci- for publication are just a few of the cation, passion and commitment of all ate that partnership in the field. outlets our students are using to tell the members of our Foundation. The their story. The feedback we have Foundation provides the margin of CGSCF News: received on these engagements has excellence we need to ensure we What is your focus during your tenure been tremendous. remain the premier institution for the as deputy commandant? Second, with so much pressure on development of our leaders.
Brig. Gen. O’Neill Retires Above, retired Lt. Gen. Jim Campbell presents the Distinguished Service Medal to former Command and General Staff College Deputy Commandant Brig. Gen. Mark O’Neill, accompanied by his wife Lori O’Neill, during his retirement ceremony June 7, 2008, on Abrams Loop in front of the Lewis and Clark Center. O’Neill served 30 years on active duty and was an avid supporter of the CGSC Foundation during his tenure as the Deputy Commandant. PHOTO BYPHOTO PRUDENCE SIEBERT/FORT LAMP LEAVENWORTH
www.cgscf.org CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 11 After the Aug. 11 ceremony in which he gifted his Medal of Honor to the College, Col. Roger Donlon (USA, Ret.) poses for a photo in front of his CGSC Hall of Fame shad- ow box with CGSC Commandant Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, left, and Deputy Commandant Brig. Gen. Ed Cardon. Donlon is wearing the hood for an Honorary Masters of Military Arts and Sciences that was presented to him by Lt.Gen. Caldwell just prior to the MOH ceremony. PHOTO BYPHOTO MARK H. WIGGINS Foundation Trustee Donlon presents Medal of Honor to CGSC
his year’s opening ceremonies Caldwell said the award presentation is ful day in July some 44 years ago.” at the Command and General not only a gift for the CGSC, but also Donlon was presented the Medal of Staff College were marked serves to inspire its students - 85 percent Honor for actions stemming from a July T with a special gift - retired Col. of whom had served in recent combat. 6, 1964 attack near Nam Dong, Vietnam. Roger Donlon presented his alma mater ”It is our hope that it will serve to According to official accounts, Capt. with his Medal of Honor, in a ceremony renew your commitment to the warrior Donlon was serving as the commanding Aug. 11, 2008. spirit,” he said. “When you see it, remem- officer of Special Forces Detachment A- “We are in fact very honored to have a ber (Master Sgt. Gabriel “Pop” Alamo) 726 at Camp Nam Dong when a Viet living Medal of Honor recipient residing and the men of Special Forces Team A- Cong battalion attacked. Although he was here,” said Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell 726 who selflessly gave the ultimate sac- injured four times, Donlon continued to IV, commandant of the CGSC. rifice in the jungles of Vietnam that fate- direct “defense operations in the midst of
12 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS www.cgscf.org an enemy barrage of mortar shells, falling grenades, and extremely heavy gunfire.” The five-hour battle resulted in heavy casualties, including two of Donlon’s men and Australian Warrant Superior Volvo is proud Officer Kevin Conway, the first to support our troops. Australian casualty in Vietnam. Donlon’s gift of the Medal of Honor to display in the Lewis and Clark Center’s Hall of Fame was in honor of those lives lost, he said. He was inducted into the CGSC Hall of Fame in 1995 so the Medal was simply added to the shadow box already on display there. In 1953, Donlon joined the Air Force. In 1959, the Army commis- sioned Donlon as an infantry officer. His military career spanned 29 years, including attending Fort Leavenworth’s Command and
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This article was edited from the original published in the Leavenworth Lamp, Aug. 14, 2008, by Melissa Bower. www.cgscf.org CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 13 Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth Commander Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV applauds CGSC Foundation Trustee retired Gen. William Richardson after unveiling Richardson’s Hall of Fame portrait during a ceremony honoring him and fel- low inductee retired Gen. Frederick Franks May 13 in Eisenhower Auditorium in the Lewis and Clark Center. PHOTO BY MARK H. WIGGINS BY PHOTO Foundation Trustee Richardson inducted into CGSC Hall of Fame
etired General William R. said. Richardson served in Vietnam Infantry Division in Vietnam and lead the Richardson, a current CGSC twice, in 1966 and 1971, and in Panama creation of TRADOC in 1973. Foundation Trustee and for- from 1974 to 1977. He was CAC com- Richardson spent much of his career R mer CGSC Commandant and mander and CGSC commandant from advocating military education, which he TRADOC Commander, was inducted 1979 to 1981 and TRADOC commander continues to support through the CGSC into the CGSC Hall of Fame, May 13, in from 1983 to 1986. Under his leadership, Foundation. Richardson closed his a ceremony in the Lewis and Clark TRADOC and its schools focused on remarks at the ceremony with a challenge Center’s Eisenhower Auditorium. Also more demanding and realistic training, to CGSC students: ”As much as we love inducted with Richardson was former Caldwell said. His leadership also led to the Soldier in the field, there is too much CGSC Deputy Commandant and the creation of the Center for Army at stake for the military profession for us TRADOC Commander, Gen. Frederick Lessons Learned, the Combat Studies not to recognize that we can easily M. Franks, Jr., who is best known for his Institute, the Center for Army Leadership, destroy our seed corn if we don’t care for role commanding the VII Corps in the School for Advanced Military Studies the institutional training and educational Operation Desert Storm. and the Foreign Military Studies Office. base that has made our Army the best in Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, Richardson said he was grateful for the the world,” he said. “I urge you to take CGSC commandant and Combined Arms award, and that his successful military care of the U.S. Army and its needs, and Center commander, hosted the induction career could not have been achieved do it wisely.” ceremony. For the first time, this year’s without the help of mentors. Of Gen. Portraits and short biographies of both ceremony began with a history lesson. William DePuy, Richardson said, “This Generals Richardson and Franks along Col. Bill Raymond, director of the great Soldier told me what he learned in with all Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame Command and General Staff School, said World War II as a battalion commander recipients surround the atrium at the the historical presentation added a new and why his unit was not prepared for Lewis and Clark Center. dimension to the program. combat. With the terrible casualties his “The most important thing about the battalion took, he vowed never to let that This article was edited from the origi- Hall of Fame is a sense of background happen again.” Richardson said DePuy nal published in the Leavenworth Lamp, and history it gives to the majors,” he used his skills to command the 1st May 21, 2008, by Melissa Bower.
14 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS www.cgscf.org Belgain CGSC alumni gather for annual dinner
banquet COURTESYPHOTOS MAJ. ERIK CLAESSEN Left, Isabelle Vanhee receives flowers as a token of welcome to the group. By Maj. Erik Claessen Right, Colonel Rudy Debaene studies the offer the Armed Forces Bank sent to him eight years after his graduation. CGSS Class 2006-01
n May 8, 2008, the return- exchanged greetings on the occasion memory from the year he spent in ing CGSC graduate organ- via letters and emails. All present wel- Kansas in the form of an Armed Forces ized the annual CGSC comed Senior Captain Alain Vanhee Bank letter containing a business pro- O Alumni dinner banquet in and his wife Isabelle, who are now posal that would “save him hundreds of Belgium, presided over by Major members of CGSS Class 2009-01. dollars.” The letter was delivered in General Guido Andries (CGSC Class On a rather humorous note at the 2006 to that year’s Belgian Military of 1993). Twenty alumni and their dinner, the 1998 graduate, Colonel Student, thus proving the U.S. Postal spouses attended, while many others Rudy Debaene, received a tangible Service’s efficiency.
PHOTO FLASH New U.S. CENTCOM Commander speaks to CGSC Gen. David Petraeus, Commander, U.S. Central Command, addresses stu- dents and faculty of the Command and General Staff College Sept. 22 at the Lewis and Clark Center. During this closed-door session, Petraeus reflect- ed on his nearly four years of service in Iraq and shared his thoughts on the current situation in theater. Photos by Don Middleton, Fort Leavenworth VISE
PHOTOS BYPHOTOS / DON MIDDLETON PHOTO FLASH Steadfast Support From left, Mr. Marty Cooke and Mr. Stuart Cooke from North Carolina present a check to Foundation CEO Bob Ulin to fund the 2008 National Security Roundtable Program at CGSC. The Cookes are active supporters of the Foundation and its mission. CGSC FOUNDATION PHOTO CGSC FOUNDATION
www.cgscf.org CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 15 ROTC Cadet Sergeant 1st Class Powell in 1957. Lt. Col. Powell commanded 1st Battalion, 32d Infantry, 2d Infantry Division, Photo courtesy Joint History Office/CJCS M in Korea from 1973-1974. Photo courtesy Joint History Office/CJCS M
COVER FEATURE General Colin L. Powe
n May 2, 2008, the honored by the Command and General CCNY, by his own account, that Colin Command and Staff College and Fort Leavenworth; Powell found his calling when he General Staff on Feb. 23, 2000, General Powell was joined Army ROTC. He became com- College Foundation inducted into the Leavenworth Hall of mander of his unit’s precision drill presented retired Fame. These honors are well earned team and graduated from CCNY in General Colin L. recognition for half a century of dedi- 1958 at the top of his ROTC class. OPowell with the foundation’s first cated service to the Army and the Powell was commissioned a second Distinguished Leadership Award. United States of America. lieutenant in the infantry and subse- Shortly thereafter, General Powell The Powell story begins in New quently attended Airborne and Ranger delivered the inaugural lecture for the York City, where he was born on April Schools before reporting to his first Colin L. Powell Lecture Series at the 5, 1937. Raised in the South Bronx by unit in West Germany. U.S. Army Command and General parents who had immigrated to the In 1962, Powell married Alma Staff College. Additionally, the United States from Jamaica, he was Johnson of Birmingham, Alabama. Foundation is also establishing the educated in the New York City public Later that year, Lieutenant Powell went Colin L. Powell Academic Chair in schools and attended the City College to Vietnam. In 1963, advising a South General Powell’s honor. This is not the of New York, where he earned a bach- Vietnamese infantry battalion, he was first time that General Powell has been elor’s degree in geology. It was at wounded by a punji-stick booby trap
16 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS www.cgscf.org Gen. Powell stands in front of the Buffalo Soldier monument on its ded- ication day July 25, 1992. Powell was instrumental in drawing atten- tion to the service of the African-American troops of the 9th and 10th Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney swears in General Powell as the twelfth Chairman Cavalry “Buffalo Soldiers,” who helped settle the West and who had of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Oct. 3, 1989, as Powell’s wife Alma holds the Bible. been formed and activated at Fort Leavenworth in 1867. Photo courtesy DefenseImagery.mil M Photo source: “My American Journey,” by Colin Powell M
well: Soldier-Statesman
by James H. Willbanks, PhD, Director, CGSC Dept. of Military History
CGSC, he wrote, gave him “an understanding of the larger canvas of warfare.”
while patrolling the Vietnamese border phy, his year at CGSC proved to be a the larger canvas of warfare.” There, with Laos. He was awarded the Purple turning point in his career. He wrote he was exposed to “the whole panoply” Heart, and later that year, the Bronze that he was thrilled to be walking in the of the Army that provided a better Star. footsteps of the likes of Philip appreciation for how the Army func- Upon return from Vietnam, Powell Sheridan, Dwight Eisenhower, George tioned at the higher levels of staff and and his family moved to Fort Patton, and other storied figures in command. Leavenworth where he attended American military history. CGSC, he His attendance at CGSC was the first CGSC. According to his autobiogra- wrote, gave him “an understanding of time that he had an opportunity to
www.cgscf.org CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 17 President Reagan holds a National Security Council meeting on the Persian Gulf with National Security Advisor Colin Powell in the Oval Office, April 18, 1988.
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff gather for an informal portrait at the Pentagon Dec. 7, 1989. They are, from left to right: Gen. Alfred M. Gray, commandant of the Marine Crops; Gen. Carl E. Vuono, Army chief of staff; Adm. Carlisle A.H. Trost, chief of naval oper- ations; Gen. Larry D. Welsh, Air Force chief of staff; Army Gen. Colin L. Powell, chair- man of the Joint Chiefs; and Air Force Gen. Robert T. Herres, vice chairman. Photo courtesy DefenseImagery.mil
interact with international officers, tion to make a better decision. These Washington, DC, where he earned an who also made up a significant portion traits would serve him well throughout MBA. After being promoted to major, of the class. He made many friends his career. he was selected to serve as a White and contacts among the international After graduating second in his class House Fellow in the Nixon administra- students and wrote in his memoir that at CGSC, Powell served a second tour tion, where he was assigned to the these relationships proved very benefi- in Vietnam in 1968-69, during which Office of Management and Budget. cial later in life when he found himself he was injured in a helicopter crash. Following his term as a White House working in coalition environments. Despite his own injuries, he managed Fellow, Powell assumed command of
In 1983, fourteen years after graduating from CGSC, General Powell and his family returned to Fort Leavenworth, where he assumed the duties as deputy commander of the Combined Arms Combat Development Activity.
CGSC also gave the young officer an to rescue his comrades from the burn- the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry in opportunity to hone his problem solv- ing helicopter and was awarded the Korea. There he had to deal with the ing and decision-making skills. It was Soldier’s Medal. many ills that beset the U.S. Army in during this period that he perfected a After returning from Vietnam, the wake of the Vietnam War. He sub- natural inclination toward patience and Powell went to graduate school at sequently served in the Pentagon, prudence until he had enough informa- George Washington University in attended the National War College, and
18 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS www.cgscf.org General Colin L. Powell and Gen. Joseph T. Palastra, Jr. complete ceremonial inspection of troops in a Jeep at the Forces Command (FORSCOM) change of command ceremony Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Colin Powell speaks via where Gen. Powell became new Commander satellite to the Pentagon while visiting troops during Operation in Chief April 4, 1989. Desert Shield, May 18, 1992.
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Powell briefs the press dur- ing Operation Desert Storm, 1991. Photo courtesy Joint History Office/CJCS
commanded a brigade of the 101st troops who helped settle the West and commander of the V Corps in Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, who had been formed and activated at Frankfurt, Germany, but was recalled Kentucky. In 1979, he was promoted Fort Leavenworth in 1867. General to Washington to serve as deputy to to Brigadier General and served as Powell took it upon himself to rectify Frank Carlucci, after Carlucci was Assistant Division Commander of the the situation and became the driving appointed national security adviser in 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, force behind development of a monu- the wake of the Iranian arms scandal. A Colorado. ment to honor these long forgotten sol- year later, Carlucci was appointed In 1983, fourteen years after gradu- diers; it would take a number of years Secretary of Defense and Powell, now ating from CGSC, General Powell and for the project to come to fruition, but a Lieutenant General, became the his family returned to Fort on July 25, 1992, General Powell Assistant to the President for National Leavenworth, where he assumed the would return to Fort Leavenworth to Security Affairs. In this capacity, he duties as deputy commander of the participate in the dedication of the coordinated technical and policy advis- Combined Arms Combat Development Buffalo Soldier Monument, a fitting ers during President Reagan’s summit Activity. In his new assignment, and long-overdue tribute that became a meetings with Soviet President Powell was charged with designing a tourist attraction and historic land- Gorbachev. General Powell was the lighter, smaller infantry division for mark. first African American to serve in this faster battlefield mobility. In the After departing Fort Leavenworth in position, as he has been in every office course of his stay at Fort Leavenworth, 1983, General Powell returned to he has held since. he was struck by the fact that on this Washington to become senior military After his tour with the NSC, Powell historic post which abounded with assistant to Secretary of Defense was promoted to General and served as monuments to America’s military Casper Weinberger, whom he assisted the commander in chief of the U.S. heroes there was little to commemorate during the invasion of Grenada and the Forces Command at Fort McPherson in the service of the 9th and 10th Cavalry air strikes against Libya. In 1986, Atlanta, Georgia. In October of that “Buffalo Soldiers,” African-American Powell left Washington to serve as year, President George H. W. Bush
www.cgscf.org CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 19 US Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai joke dur- ing a joint press conference on the sidelines of the Afghanistan Conference in Berlin, on Wednesday, March 31, 2004.
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Secretary of State Powell delivers his farewell address to staff at the Department of State, Jan. 19, 2005. Photo courtesy U.S. State Department
In 2001, newly elected President George W. Bush appointed Colin Powell to be the 65th Secretary of State. To date, this is the highest rank ever held by an African American in the United States government.
selected him as the 12th Chairman of and Senator Sam Nunn on a last- Powell to be the 65th Secretary of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He played a minute peace-making expedition to State. To date, this is the highest rank major role in directing the Panama Haiti, which resulted in the end of mil- ever held by an African American in intervention of 1989 that toppled itary rule and the peaceful return to the United States government. In his Manuel Noriega. In 1991, Powell power of the elected government of first months in office, Powell won became a national figure during the that country. General Powell contin- praise for his efficient administration successful Desert Shield and Desert ued public service as the founder and of the State Department, and cordial Storm operations which expelled the Chairman of America’s Promise: the relations with other governments. Iraqi army from Kuwait. General Alliance for Youth, a national crusade Following the terrorist attacks of Powell continued as Chairman during to improve the lives of our nation’s September 11, 2001, Secretary Powell the first months of the Clinton admin- youth. However, these years proved to took a leading role in rallying istration, but then retired from the mil- be only a brief sojourn in “retirement.” America’s allies for military action in itary and returned to private life. In In 2001, newly elected President Afghanistan. During his four year 1994, Powell joined former President George W. Bush appointed Colin tenure as Secretary of State, Powell
20 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS www.cgscf.org PHOTO FLASH Lt. Gen. Robert Arter (U.S. Army, Ret.), chairman of the Command and General Staff College Foundation, presents Colin L. Powell with the CGSC Foundation Distinguished Leadership Award at a dinner banquet in Kansas City, April 28. The next day Powell delivered the inaugural lecture for the Colin L. Powell Lecture Series at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Photo by Bill Kennedy M CGSC FOUNDATION PHOTO CGSC FOUNDATION Thanks to Armed Forces Bank Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Bob Arter, Chairman, and Col. (Ret.) Bob Ulin, CEO, present a print to Mr Don Giles, President of the Armed Forces Bank for his gen- erous support of the CGSC
Foundation. M PHOTO FLASH Powell delivers the inaugural lecture for the Colin L. Powell Lecture Series in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., April 29, 2008. Photo by Mark H. Wiggins PHOTO COURTESYPHOTO RANGER JONES differed with other administration offi- cials over policy, but remained a loyal Gadson selected servant of the Bush Administration General Colin L. Powell and served as an eloquent spokesman to Presidential for the Administration in international remains one of the most affairs. Shortly after President Bush’s admired men in America Delegation re-election in 2004, Colin Powell CGSC Foundation Trustee Mark stepped down as Secretary of State. and he continues to serve “Ranger” Jones, back row, third In private life, General Powell has from left, traveled to China with Lt. continued the tradition of public serv- in the selfless manner Col. Gregory Gadson, front, who ice, serving on a number of boards of that has marked his long was part of the Presidential philanthropic organizations. Powell is Delegation to the Paralympic Games the founder of the Colin Powell Center career, in and out in Beijing. Left to right, Michael for Policy Studies at his alma mater Crain, Chief of Staff to the and he is helping to raise funds for the of uniform. Ambassador, U.S. Embassy in Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Beijing; Veronica Ruano, Office of Washington, D.C. and for the con- he has been the embodiment of integrity the Chief of Protocol- Dept. of State; struction of an education center for the and dedication to duty. He, like those Ranger Jones; Lt. Col. Greg Gadson; Vietnam Veterans Memorial. legendary “storybook soldiers” who Secretary of Veterans Affairs James General Colin L. Powell remains one went before him at Fort Leavenworth, Peake; Ambassador Clark Randt, of the most admired men in America and serves as an inspiration and role model U.S. Ambassador to the People’s he continues to serve in the selfless man- for the future leaders of the United States Republic of China; and an ner that has marked his long career, in Army who pass through the front gate of unnamed Embassy staffer. and out of uniform. Throughout his life, this historic old post.
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Editor’s Note: The CGSC Commandant requires every CGSS student to write and speak in public forums. The Foundation is proud to offer a conduit for their required work and believes our readership can benefit from their observations. None of their comments represent the official views of the College or the U.S. Army. All are edited for length so we may publish as many as possible.
Powell’s lecture and moral issues of a protracted war abroad, our Army Values domestic border security issues, and financial insecurity at home. By Maj. Joseph A. Jackson Yet, as tomorrow’s senior leaders, we see equally that along with these difficult General Colin Powell’s recent visit to issues there is great opportunity. As stu- the Command and General Staff College dents we recognize that the dilemmas we reminded us that history, if not repetitive, face are not necessarily unique to our is at least parallel in its dimensions. A time but have parallels in our military his- veteran of two tours in Vietnam, General tory. The United States and its Officer Powell shared the insights imparted by Corps continue to serve as a model and a his journey through history. Then, as beacon for others to follow. now, CGSC stands as a bastion of learn- ing in turbulent and ambiguous times. We Bringing concepts and know that our values – Army Values – of
discussions to life MARK H. WIGGINS BY PHOTO which General Powell spoke, work Maj. Peter Elstad because we have seen them in action. The Maj. Joe Jackson, student moderator for the inau- gural lecture of the Colin L. Powell Lecture Series, testing grounds for these values are the poses the first question for Gen. Powell after his rotations between Iraq and Afghanistan in Recently, I had the privilege of hearing remarks April 29. places with names that sound decidedly one of my personal heroes, retired Gen. foreign here in the Midwest — Kabul, Colin Powell address the Command and Ghardez, Baghdad, and Ar Ramadi. Forty General Staff College (CGSC) as the provide discussion forums on national years ago, Hue and the A-Shau Valley of inaugural speaker for the CGSC security issues for the benefit of CGSC General Powell’s experience would have Foundation’s Powell Lecture Series. It Students. sounded equally as exotic. Conflict was a speech that reinforced the idea that Learning for Majors like myself is forces us to re-evaluate and reinvigorate being a CGSC student means more than more than just rote learning of concepts ourselves with our core principles despite just attending classes and writing papers. — by having a Powell Lecture Series the time or place. The Powell Lecture Series concept is speaker, we get a chance to talk with General Powell’s words and his selec- invaluable to Majors like me because those individuals who helped shape for- tion of topics resonate beyond the vaulted CGSC is a time to learn more about eign policy, national security strategies, ceilings of Eisenhower Auditorium. They becoming the next generation of military as well as the concepts that helped both resound in the classrooms where we stu- leaders. inform and formulate the doctrine that dents remain hard at work solving ficti- The Powell Lecture Series supports the guides how we implement the military tious problems for service in a world of CGSC mission by both allowing national instrument of power on behalf of the often cold, hard facts. General Powell and international distinguished personali- nation. By having the opportunity to hear charged us to remember that just as those ties an opportunity to discuss contempo- speakers of this caliber, we as students leaders who preceded us, we serve in a rary issues with CGSC students, faculty can gain understanding and make those time of great challenge. The challenges and local community leaders and share concepts we learn in the classroom that General Powell’s generation faced unique perspectives to help educate the “come alive.” Additionally, it gives us were a nation divided politically over the audience about historical or contempo- the opportunity to delve into the back- morality of the war in Vietnam and a cul- rary issues of importance to the nation or ground as well as the ideas that these ture further separated by racial tensions. the international community. The intent, individuals had in formulating the nation- Today, we are a society wrestling with the according to the CGSC Foundation, is to al security strategies that we as military
22 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS www.cgscf.org professionals have to implement. especially those familiar with General prominent national security experts to the Learning opportunities presented by Powell’s self-described American jour- College. I will not soon forget the oppor- lecture series like these are invaluable ney, the General Colin L. Powell Lecture tunity to hear directly from a statesman and need to be sustained. By having a Series represents more than an opportuni- and soldier such as General Powell. greater understanding of the individual’s ty to occasionally showcase a soldier’s CGSC always will be limited by the thoughts and ideas, we can better under- soldier or an accomplished statesman. Its funding made available the federal gov- stand in turn how we as military profes- power lays in the legacy of a great ernment. As the intellectual center of the sionals must execute these policies. American whose duty, integrity, and Army, CGSC must ensure it maximizes inspiration leaves an eager audience the quality of education and leader devel- We need to make a difference, telling themselves: we need to make a opment within the allocated resources. In starting right now difference not just by the results of our essence, CGSC’s value is measured by journey, but by positively impacting all the quality of military leaders that gradu- Maj. Frank Tersigni we encounter along the way, starting ate given fixed funding and legitimate right now. constraints on the use of funds. The On April 29, 2008, the General Colin CGSC Foundation supports the addition- L. Powell Lecture Series kicked off its The CGSC Foundation: al intellectual activities and experiences inaugural lecture at Fort Leavenworth A Student’s Perspective that promote excellence, above and featuring its namesake and admired sol- beyond the College’s requirements. As a By Maj. Joel Finnell dier-statesman, Colin L. Powell. By any student, I appreciate being a beneficiary measure, this was a momentously inspir- of this margin of excellence. The ing event for students, and the lecture As a student in the Command and Foundation enhances the quality of the series will be a uniquely special part of General Staff College’s February 2008 students’ experience through support of the study of the profession of arms in the Class, I was introduced to the CGSC extracurricular events. It promotes and heart of the intellectual center of the Foundation’s existence and mission dur- recognizes academic excellence, and it Army. Within the halls of the Command ing the many briefings students endure provides some of the memorable high- and General Staff College following the on arrival. While I admit I did not count lights of the CGSC experience such as speech, resounding approval and energy the Foundation’s introduction among the General Powell’s visit. From one stu- indicated the power of Powell’s influ- highlights of my first few days, I must dent’s view, the Foundation already has ence. At its core, the inaugural talk thank the Foundation for providing many accomplished much to enhance the qual- brought a sense of optimistic unity to the of the ensuing highlights of my first few ity, breadth, and depth of the CGSC lecture series and represents characteris- months. Enhancing the quality, breadth, experience; and it is just getting started. tics that make General Powell such a uni- and depth of the CGSC experience is an fying professional: Duty, Integrity, and important part of the Foundation’s mis- Thoughts on the Command Inspiration. sion, and from one student’s view, it is and General Staff College While contemporary debates on the succeeding in providing the “margin of Foundation roles of military officers in civil-military excellence.” relations have raged mightily among stu- The CGSC Foundation has supported Maj. Jacob Dlugosz dents, General Powell has embodied a presentations by Former Ambassador simple solution: duty first. With ample Ronald Neumann, Mr. Hyrum Smith, and Since its inception in 2005, the historical evidence of his willingness to General (Retired) Colin Powell. Command and General Staff Foundation selflessly put duty first, his words helped Ambassador Neumann’s talks supported has played a vital role in enhancing the students overcome concern regarding the inter-agency curriculum. He provid- educational experience for students one’s role, as it is one’s sense of duty that ed new insight for many students regard- attending the Command and General can unambiguously guide all profession- ing State Department missions, methods, Staff College. al military officers. This is congruent capabilities, and limitations. Mr. Hyrum In this time when it is vitally important with General Powell’s lifelong example Smith, a Foundation Vice-President, gave to effectively communicate the Army’s and shows how active followership is a dynamic presentation regarding the message, the CGSC Foundation assists appropriate as a military officer regard- drivers of human behavior based on his this effort by promoting relationships less of one’s position. work with The Galileo Initiative. Most between the College and private busi- General Powell stirred inspiration recently, both 2008 classes received a nesses, civic leaders, and the local com- among the students, as evidenced by the sage and impressive speech from General munity. This means that local leaders, post-event discussions that started imme- Powell, former Chairman of the Joint and the community at large, know what it diately after the lecture and continued Chiefs of Staff and former Secretary of means to be a student at the Command with spirit into the staff group classrooms State. The Foundation and General and General Staff College. Moreover, among students and faculty. For students, Powell initiated a lecture series to bring they understand the value that both the
www.cgscf.org CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 23 PHOTO FLASH Command and General Staff College and well as the international officers. The Fort Leavenworth add to the community. CGSC Foundation enables students, both The CGSC Foundation provides this link past and present, to maintain these rela- and fosters the long-term relationships for tionships though their efforts in maintain- both the students and the installation. ing contact with the school’s alumni. The Command and General Staff Civilian colleges and high schools across College is synonymous with excellence in the United States sponsor alumni associa- military education. The CGSC tions, which link their alumni with the
Foundation adds to the richness of this school as well as each other. The CGSC BYPHOTO MARK H. WIGGINS education by providing the necessary Foundation provides the same link for stu- funding for key events and guest speakers dents currently attending the College and General Dynamics who enrich the learning environment. for those who have graduated in previous Through their efforts, students are afford- years. donates to CGSCF ed unique opportunities to attend lectures, The selfless dedication of the officers Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Zannie Smith, symposiums, and other events which oth- and civilians who formed and operate the Senior Vice President, General erwise might not be possible. These expe- CGSC Foundation provides a clear Dynamics Information Technology riences alone mean that students have demonstration of its importance to the presents a check for $1,500 to the access to the best and brightest minds and school as well as the Army. Not every CGSC Foundation. Left to right: leaders across the United States. Each officer in the U.S. Army gets the opportu- Brig. Gen. Edward Cardon, Deputy event sponsored by the CGSC Foundation nity to attend the Command and General Commandant, CGSC; Smith; Lt. is first class, carefully planned, and com- Staff College as a resident at Fort Gen. (Ret.) John Miller, Vice pliments the learning curricula adding to Leavenworth. As a student here, I under- President for Corporate Programs, the richness of the educational experience. stand the uniqueness of this opportunity CGSC Foundation; and Maj. Gen. A great advantage for students is the and take great pride knowing that the (Ret.) Raymond Barrett, Vice relationships formed with our fellow CGSC Foundation is a part of this experi- Chairman, CGSC Foundation. classmates from each of the services as ence.
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he CGSC Foundation held its known for his former ownership of the annual meeting of the board of Franklin-Quest Company. trustees June 25, at the Lewis The board membership also voted to T and Clark Center. Highlights of approve a new position on the board. the meeting included election of new offi- After a motion and unanimous approval cers and trustees and approval of the retired Lt. Gen. John Miller was elected planned financial support for the College as the first Vice President for Corporate in 2009. Affairs. In this new role, Miller is charged Unanimously elected to serve were with identifying and cultivating relation- retired Lt. Gen. Bob Arter, who was up ships with corporate entities. for re-election as chairman; Hyrum Smith Of particular note was the review of the CGSC Commandant Lt. Gen. William B. as President; Mike Hockley for Vice Foundation’s progress towards fund rais- Caldwell IV shares an update on the College President; and retired Brig. Gen. Bill ing in the 5-year campaign to raise $10.5 with members of the CGSC Foundation Board of Trustees at the kickoff luncheon for their West as Treasurer. million. A huge step forward towards this 2008 annual meeting conducted June 25.
Brig. Gen. West comes to the goal was realized when Hyrum Smith BYPHOTO MARK H. WIGGINS Foundation as President of his own con- announced his own personal estate gift of commitment of time, resources and sulting firm. He also serves on the board $1 million. (see related story in this issue) energy to make this foundation a suc- of directors of the Mid-American Bank. The annual meeting also included a cess. He noted that the foundation was Mike Hockley is a partner in the law firm luncheon with Lt. Gen. William Caldwell breaking new ground and that the of Spencer, Fane, Britt and Browne, LLP, IV, the CGSC Commandant. Caldwell Powell Lecture Series is a perfect exam- in Kansas City. Hyrum Smith, who previ- discussed his priorities for the College in ple of a high value program made possi- ously served as the Vice President of the Leader Development, Interagency rela- ble by the foundation that would not Foundation, is also President/CEO of the tionships and Strategic Outreach. He have been possible by using government Galileo Initiative. Smith is most well thanked the trustees for their personal funds.
PHOTO FLASH AUSA continues great support of CGSC Foundation Gen. (Ret.) Gordon Sullivan, President of the Association of the United States Army, presents a check for $25,000 to Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Bob Arter, chairman of the CGSC Foundation Aug. 6. From left, Mike Hockley, Foundation Vice President; Arter; Sullivan; Bob Ulin, Foundation CEO; and John Miller, Foundation VP for Corporate Affairs. With contributions totaling $95,000, AUSA is
PHOTO BYPHOTO MARK H. WIGGINS the single largest corporate donor to the CGSC Foundation. Fisher House Chairman PHOTO FLASH speaks at CGSC Mr Kenneth Fisher, Chairman of the Fisher House Foundation, provides a presentation to CGSS students and faculty Sept. 4 in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center. The Fisher family is well known for their establishment and continuing support of the “Fisher Houses” around military hospitals that assist families of wounded warriors. PHOTO BYPHOTO MARK H. WIGGINS www.cgscf.org CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 25 Celebrating a Century of Worldwide Leaders and Learning by Lt. Col. Teena Barber, Public Affairs Officer, CGSC International Military Student Division
n 2008, the U.S. Army known about them, we do know Command and General Staff that more than 7,800 International College celebrates the 100th Officers from more than 153 coun- I anniversary of the first inter- tries have participated in the mili- national officer graduates of this tary education experience at Fort PHOTO COURTESYPHOTO CGSC IMSD institution. This year we not only Leavenworth since then. They have honor the first international gradu- graduated from this college, and ates, but we also acknowledge and returned to their homelands around proclaim a Century of Worldwide the world to share their experiences Leaders and Learning. and establish and extend a network While we trace international par- of military professionals. In addi- ticipation in the College to tion to the hundreds of international Lieutenant Henri LeComte of the graduates who rose to uniformed Swiss Army, who attended courses leadership of their nation’s mili- at Fort Leavenworth in 1894, 1908 taries, many have rendered remark- stands out as exceptional as it marks able service once out of uniform – PHOTO COURTESYPHOTO CGSC IMSD the first record of international serving as heads of state, ministers, graduation. Those first international ambassadors and representatives of graduates, from Mexico, were J. their governments abroad. Landa and Hazael Monter Celebrating this Century of Ledezma. While very little is Worldwide Leaders and Learning
International military students get to see a slice of life from many perspectives during their time at CGSC with trips to learn and observe local and state government as well trips to see the sights around Kansas City. In the top three photos (left), IMS from the 2009-01 class visit the state capitol in Topeka and pose for a photo beside the Liberty Memorial/WWI Museum in Kansas City. Below, International Military Students of CGSS 2008-01 gather for a group photo with Lt. Gen. Caldwell and Command Sgt. Maj. Johndrow after the badge ceremony. PHOTO COURTESYPHOTO CGSC IMSD
Lt. Gen. Caldwell delivers remarks at the IMO badge ceremony for CGSS Class 2008-01, June 12. PHOTO BYPHOTO MARK WIGGINS
26 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS www.cgscf.org marks a proud milestone on a path that Defense Field Studies Program is 2008-02 have been in class at Fort CGSC continues to forge. designed to give the IMS a balanced view Leavenworth since January 2008 and will International Military Students (IMS) of American Society. IMS attend events graduate in December 2008. The opening from all over the world arrived at Fort for local, state and national government, day ceremony for the 2009-01 class, con- Leavenworth, Kansas once again in education, economics, the Eisenhower sisting of sixty-five IMS from sixty-two January and June this year to attend the and Truman Presidential Libraries, countries, was conducted in the U.S. Army Command and General Staff Region 7 of Health and Human Services, Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and College. One hundred fourteen and the Liberty Memorial along with sev- Clark Center on August 11, 2008. The International Military Students from eral social events with their sponsors. additional eight IMS are currently in the eighty-five countries are currently attend- Most IMS have a more comprehensive School of Advanced Military Studies and ing the college as part of the U.S. Security view of American society than many graduate in May 2009. Assistance Program, which refers to the American citizens when they complete wide-range of State Department pro- the program and understand why we do International grams available to countries. From the things the way we do even if they do not education received here, they return to agree with everything. Many of the offi- Representation at CGSC their countries with the skills required to cers change their perception of the United As of August 2008, 114 help defend and preserve their own States for the better during their stay. International Military Students from national security interests, which support Due to the generous support of many 85 countries were attending CGSC. U.S. foreign policy objectives. corporate or individual sponsors, the This is a list of the 85 countries rep- resented. The U.S. Army Command and General International Students and their families Staff School educates and trains interme- have an opportunity to experience other Afghanistan Kuwait diate level Army officers, international joys of America, for example, the Mid- Albania Kyrgyzstan Algeria Liberia military students, sister service officers, American Youth Aviation Association Argentina Macedonia and interagency leaders to operate in full sponsored the students and their families Australia Malawi spectrum Army, joint, interagency, and attendance at the KC Airshow and Bahrain Mali Belgium Malaysia multinational operations as field grade Faultless Starch / Bon Ami Company of Belize Mexico commanders and staff officers. Kansas City, Mo. has sponsored student Bolivia Moldova During their stay, in addition to their attendance at Kansas City Chiefs games Bosnia Mongolia Herzegovina Montenegro CGSC course studies, the international for years. This year Faultless Starch and Brazil Morocco military students experience many facets the Beaham family extended the invita- Bulgaria Netherlands of life and culture in the U.S. Through a tion to include the KC Wizards Major Cambodia Nigeria Cameroon New Zealand formal Field Studies Program, they visit League Soccer game vs. the Los Angeles Canada Norway and view examples of U.S. economic or Galaxy at Arrowhead stadium. Chile Oman business interests, judicial systems, local, Attendance at events like these provides Colombia Pakistan state and federal governmental systems, an entertaining view of America beyond Croatia Papua New Czech Republic Guinea and educational systems. Their experi- the classroom and normal Field Studies Denmark Philippines ence will have a lasting impact upon how Program events and provides American Djibouti Poland they view and ultimately support U.S. an opportunity to get to know our interna- Dominican Romania Republic Rwanda foreign policy objectives. tional guests as well. Egypt Saudi Arabia Specifically, the Department of The forty-one IMS of CGSS Class El Salvador Senegal Estonia Serbia Ethiopia Singapore France Slovakia Georgia Slovenia Germany Spain Ghana Sri Lanka Guyana Sweden Honduras Switzerland Hungary Taiwan India Thailand Indonesia Trinidad & Ireland Tobago Italy Tunisia International Military Students of Jamaica Turkey CGSS 2008-01 present their Japan Ukraine class gift to Lt. Gen. William B. Jordan United Arab Caldwell, IV, CGSC Commandant. Kazakhstan Emirates This gift is customary for every Kenya United Kingdom graduating class. Korea Yemen PHOTOS LEFTPHOTOS BY MARK WIGGINS
www.cgscf.org CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 27 A look at CGSC “National Capital Region” By Col. Dave Knack, U.S. Army, Ret. Supervisory Assistant Professor, Team 30, Fort Belvoir, Va.
The new sign marking our location at Fort Belvoir.
students in any ses- sion. We are fortunate to have great battle- fields nearby that facilitate our Staff Rides – Team 29 heads south to take lessons learned from the Confederate 1 victory at Chancellorsville and Team 30 heads north to experience the lessons of the watershed Union victory at Gettysburg. On weekends our students have access to all the great attractions that the Washington, D.C. area has to offer – museums, the National Zoo and professional sports. We also take advantage of the many strategic opportunities available locally. Students have conducted off-sites at the Pentagon, he Northern Virginia area is the National Security Council, the home to much that is historic Department of Homeland Security, the and much that is contemporary. Intermediate Level Education (ILE) for National Reconnaissance Office, the FBI T It is the seat of national power about 375 students in three classes each and Congress, just to mention a few. Our and a place where much of our history year. recent guest speakers include senior has taken place. It also houses the center Readers of the CGSC Foundation members of government like the Deputy of our military power and is surrounded News were able to read about Fort National Security Advisor Ambassador by the organizations that make that power Gordon in the last issue. Our mission is Jim Jeffrey, Heritage Foundation member useful. What better place to put the much the same, but our set-up and student Jim Carafano and former Chairman of the largest of the three satellite campuses for body are a little different. About fifty per- Joint Chiefs General Richard Myers. For CGSC? Our home, Fort Belvoir, is an cent of our students come TDY from fun Team 30 conducts the world famous Army post which hosts AMC, DLA, everywhere in the Army – even Fort 3-mile Fun Run and Team 29 hosts the INSCOM, and CID. The post is prepar- Leavenworth. The other half of the class equally storied Belvoir ILE Golf ing for the BRAC mandated arrival of lives here in the National Capital Region Tournament, both on Fort Belvoir. Given 20,000 more DoD personnel which also and reports daily to Fort Belvoir for the our superb faculty, excellent students and brings the new Regional Army Hospital. three and a half month course. We also great location we often wonder why Fort Joint operations are a fact of life here and have two teaching teams here – Team 29 Leavenworth isn’t known as Belvoir ILE are a great background for us to conduct and Team 30, giving us a capacity for 128 “West.”
28 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS www.cgscf.org Team 29 Faculty:
Bill Bryan – Team Leader and Center for Army Tactics (CTAC) instructor. Retired Infantry officer. Previously taught Tactics at CGSC at Fort Leavenworth.
Harry Dinella – DJIMO instructor. Retired FAO for Greece and the Balkans. Worked as a policy advisor at the Western Policy Center; was also a visiting assistant professor of gov- ernment and international relations at George Mason University.
Clay Garner - Leadership Instructor. Retired Field Artillery Officer and former battalion commander.
PHOTOS COURTESYPHOTOS MCSHANE TOM Col. Ellen Haring – DJIMO instructor. History revealed to Team 30 at the “Copse of Trees” in Gettysburg. Commanded a reserve training brigade. Currently assigned to JFCOM’s Standing Joint Force Headquarters with duty at Fort Belvoir ILE.
Hank Henry - Tactics Instructor and Staff Group Advisor. Retired Field Artillery / PSYOP officer, and Gunnery Instructor at the Field Artillery School.
Mark Hurley – DLRO instructor. Former brigade commander and Chief of Army Maintenance Policy at the Pentagon.
Dr. Chris Keller – Department of Military History. Former Fulbrighter and professor at Dickinson College and Gettysburg College, among others.
Andy Kirkner – Tactics instructor. Retired Team 29 under the guns at Chancellorsville. Engineer Officer, and former DJIMO Instructor at the Fort Belvoir ILE. Taught Leadership and Tactics as an Assistant Professor of Military Science at Penn State University.
Lt. Col. Mark Kormos - DLRO instructor. Acive duty Logistics officer. Previously served at the Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia.
Lt. Col. Ron Millis - Tactics instructor. Active duty Infantry officer. Previously served in Kuwait as the ARCENT, G3, Chief of Training.
Kevin Watson – Staff Group Advisor and Tactics instructor. Retired Army Armor officer. Previously taught at the Army Management Staff College.
Jim White - DJIMO instructor. Retired Infantry/Foreign Area Officer (Latin Oldest and youngest Belvoir students from classes 08-003 and 08-004 cut the 2008 Army Continued on page 30 Birthday
www.cgscf.org CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 29 America) and previously taught as a CGSC faculty member at Fort Leavenworth. Roundtable focuses on Russia On Sept. 29-30, Command and General Staff College faculty and stu- Tom Wingfield – DJIMO instructor. Attorney and dents were joined by civilian industry and academic leaders in anoth- former naval intelligence officer who served in the er National Security Series Roundtable discussion sponsored by the Seventh Fleet in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. CGSC Foundation in the Lewis and Clark Center at Fort Leavenworth. This roundtable focused on the resurgence of Russia and the regional Team 30 Faculty: players and challenges associated with the issues.
Dave Knack – Team Leader and Tactics instructor. Retired Armor officer and Joint Staff Officer. Taught at the National War College and the Marine Corps War College.
Mike Bizer – Leadership Instructor and retired Military Intelligence and Acquisition Corps officer. Previously taught at the Army Management Staff College.
Chris Carnes – Tactics instructor and Staff Group Advisor. Retired Armor officer. Former member of the Army Staff.
Dr. Ed Coss – History professor. Thirty-one years experience teaching. Academic focus is combat dynamics: the function of the primary social group and related group norms on combat effectiveness.
Attendees at the September 2008 NSRT: John Culclasure – Dept. of Joint, Interagency, and (1st Row) CGSS Students: Maj. Thelonious McLean-Burrell, Maj. Richard Gussenhoven, Maj. Multinational Operations (DJIMO) instructor. Scott Allen, Maj. Kerry Norman, Maj. Blaine Wales, Maj Brian Anderson, Maj. Michael Baim, Former U.S. Air Force aircraft commander and Maj. Issac Gipson, Lt. Col. John Pilloni (faculty). National Defense Fellow. Has background with (2nd Row) Mr. Stuart Cooke (program sponsor), Guests: Dr. Lanny Hass, Mr. “Tripp” Sloane, nuclear operations and arms control negotiations. Mr. Vitas Bering, Mr. Brad Feldmann, Dr. Billy Caldwell, Mr. Burton Stewart, Mr. Mark Black, Mr. Park Davidson, Mr. Marty Stewart, Mr. Bill Lambert (faculty), and Bob Ulin, Foundation CEO. Mike Hoffman – DJIMO instructor. Former Army (3rd Row) Faculty members: Mr. Mark Wilcox, Mr. Jeff Vordermark, Dr. Dave Anderson, Dr. officer, educator and attorney with extensive civil- Bruce Menning, Dr. Mike Mihalka, Mr. Geoff Babb. Mr. Chuck Zaruba, and Mr. Bill Pugh. military, interagency, and operational law experi- ence. PHOTO FLASH Eric Katz – Logistics and Resource Operations Class (DLRO) instructor. Retired Quartermaster officer. Instructs classes on sustainment and the Army Force 2008-01 Management process.
Lt. Col. Shane Lambert – DJIMO instructor. Active- selects duty Military Intelligence Officer. Foundation Lt. Col. Charly Mathis – Tactics instructor. Active- duty Air Defense Artillery Officer. for Fred Sanders - DLRO instructor. Retired Ordnance donation officer. Teaches classes on sustainment, and the Army Force Management process. Maj John Acedevo, Chairman of the Richard “Dick” Tracey – DJIMO instructor. Retired 2008-01 Class Gift Armor officer. Experience as a strategic plans and Committee presents policy officer and worked on Capitol Hill. a check for $5,000 to Col. (Ret) Bob Ulin, CEO of the CGSC Foundation. Class 2008-01 took a vote as to how to best use the Lt. Col. Kim Wortham - Staff Group Advisor & Tactics Instructor. U.S. Army Reserve officer and unused portion of the funds from their class gift operations and select- 11-year veteran of instructing CGSC / ILE. ed the Foundation as a worthy cause.
30 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS www.cgscf.org Seven Command and General Staff School instructors attended the Harvard Business School Course June 13-14, which was sup- ported by the CGSC Foundation: (front row, left to right) Lt. Col. Michael Jones, Christopher Carnes, Dennis Barba, Lou DiMarco, (back row) Rick Chandler, Dr. Charles Heller, and Bill Pugh attend- ed a course at Harvard Business School June 13 and 14, which was supported by the CGSC Foundation. PHOTO BYPHOTO CHRIS QUINN Foundation supports CGSC Faculty attendance at Harvard Business School by Dennis L. Barba, Assistant Professor, Department of Logistics & Resource Operations
he close partnership Enrich the Command and General Staff formal class discussion is complete. between the Command and College’s academic environment; Course highlights included discussion General Staff College Encourage excellence in the faculty and on several key qualities and behaviors of T Foundation and the the student body; and Promote leader effective discussion leaders, the creation Command and General Staff College development. of a contract with students and the insti- was further demonstrated this summer The HBS course goal focused on tution, and the need to develop support as the Foundation assisted the College in obtaining pre-determined learning out- systems for new instructors. sending seven Command and General comes using case study analysis and dis- Additionally, attendees learned tactics Staff School (CGSS) instructors to the cussion. The corner stone for this goal on using role-play, monitoring student Harvard Business School (HBS) “Art was to create a professional classroom engagement, acting on student feedback, and Craft of Discussion Leadership” environment that encourages partici- and other functions of discussion lead- course June 13-14. pant-centered thinking, discussing, and ers. The Foundation and the College learning. The course integrated unique strate- shared the cost of sending instructors to The principle instructors, William J. gies for handling participation anxiety Boston for the intensive course with one Bruns and James L. Heskett, have exten- among students. This skill is especially particular member of the Foundation sive backgrounds in pioneering the Case useful considering the symptoms similar privately contributing to the Teaching Methodology and share more to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Foundation’s share of the financial sup- than 80 years experience creating and exhibited by officers returning from the port. This donation and participation on presenting different cases specifically combat zone and attending the behalf of the Foundation fulfills three of designed to enhance pre-class learning, Command and General Staff Officer the Foundation’s six core mission areas: in-class learning, and learning after the Course.
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earning his commission as an Army aviator through the Lt. Gen. William E. Odom ROTC program. He was a rated aviator in both the OH-58 Kiowa and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. His last assign- dies at 75 ment prior to attendance at CGSS was as the Brigade Aviation Officer for 1st Brigade, 2d Infantry Division in Retired Army Lt. Gen. Korea. William E. Odom, a leading Douglas is survived by his wife Tabitha Douglas, daugh- U.S. military and intelligence ter Brianna Butler-Douglas, father Henry Douglas, mother figure, died May 30, 2008, at Diane Douglas, sister Dawn Dudley and brother Brett his vacation home in Lincoln, Douglas. Vt. He was 75. Odom served in the adminis- trations of two former presi- dents. He was an expert on the Former West Point Soviet Union and served as military assistant to Carter’s Commandant, Gen. William national security adviser, COURTESY PHOTO Zbigniew Brzezinski. He then A. Knowlton, dies at 88 served as director of the National Security Agency under Reagan. Odom had a long and successful Army career encompassing many other assignments. He was most William A. Knowlton, 88, died recently known for his opposition to the strategy in the Iraq Aug. 10 at Virginia Hospital War. Center of intracranial bleeding as Odom was a 1970 graduate of the Command and General a result of a fall. Staff College. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Anne General Knowlton began his Odom; a son, Army Lt. Col. Mark Odom, of Fort Lewis, career in the Armored Cavalry, Wash., who was wounded in action in Iraq; a brother; a sis- fighting in four campaigns in ter; and a granddaughter. WWII beginning in Normandy. He later served on the staffs of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gen. Omar Bradley at the CGSS student, Maj. Sean COURTESY PHOTO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe of NATO in the early 1950s and on Gen. Douglas, dies in accident William Westmoreland’s staff in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968. Knowlton, a 1943 graduate of West Point, was the 49th superintendent of the Academy from 1970-1974. He Major Sean C. Douglas, 36, served as the Chief of Staff of the European Command after of Lansing, Kansas passed West Point and was later assigned as the U.S. representa- away on May 31, 2008, as a tive to NATO’s military committee in Brussels for his last result of injuries sustained in a three years of active duty. motorcycle accident. Douglas Knowlton graduated from CGSC in 1955. He is survived was a student in CGSS Class by his wife of 64 years, Marjorie D. “Peggy” Knowlton of 2008-01, which graduated in Alexandria, Va.; his daughter Hollister, “Holly,” who is June. married to Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. Douglas was a native of Central Command; three sons, retired Army Lt. Col. North Carolina and graduated Willam A. Knowlton Jr., Davis D. Knowlton, and Timothy from the University of North R. Knowlton; seven grandchildren and two great-grand- Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1995, COURTESY PHOTO children.
32 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS www.cgscf.org Gen. Walter T. Kerwin – A officer responsible for nuclear targeting in Europe. During the Vietnam War, he was a Major General, serving as Military Assistance Command Chief of Staff from 1967 to 1969. In ‘Soldier’s Soldier’ Dies at 91 1971, he was promoted to Lieutenant General and appointed as the Deputy Personnel Chief at the Pentagon. It was during this Gen. Walter T. “Dutch” Kerwin Jr., a assignment that he is credited for being the champion of the former Army vice chief of staff, the first “One Army” or “Total Army” concept where the Army National commander of United States Army Guard and U.S. Army Reserve serve as equal partners with the Forces Command, died July 12, 2008 in active Army in executing defense policy and in preparing for Alexandria, Va. He was 91. war. His policy work also led to stopping the draft and launch- Kerwin, a 1939 graduate of the United ing the all-volunteer Army in 1973. States Military Academy at West Point After retiring from the Army in 1978 after serving 43 years in with a commission in field artillery, was uniform, General Kerwin continued to work for the Department first assigned to the 3rd Infantry of Defense as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Army
COURTESY PHOTO Division and deployed during World and Air Force Mutual Aid Association. He was also a member War II to fight in Africa, Sicily, Italy and France. After the war, of the Advisory Board of Directors for the Association of the he held positions in intelligence, to include the Los Alamos United States Army since 1984. National Laboratory in New Mexico in 1953 and chief coordi- Kerwin is survived by his wife, Marion; a daughter, Ann nator for the transportation of nuclear weapons. Promoted to Walker Kerwin; a son, Bruce Kerwin; and two stepchildren, Brigadier General in 1961, he was stationed in Germany as the Marion Donovan and Keith B. McCutcheon.
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