[B-Cause]

Thanks for the reply. Checked your background - thank you for your service to our country. Both of our sons graduated from West Point. Youngest in '83 (Apache Co, Comander Desert Storm, Air Ambulance in Afghanistan - goes over this weeekend for his second tour) - oldest in '85 (Infantry unit commander in Berlin when the Wall came down).

MacArthur's farewell address to the Cadets has always held a special place in our hearts. I have the entire text posted here, and you can click on a link to actual audio there as well.

[ladtx]

I was TAC Officer at the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School at Fort Wolters, TX from 1970-1973 and at Fort Rucker, AL from 1973-1976. We would show the new Warrant Officer Candidates a film of the entire speech, it really gets the point of Duty, Honor, Country across so it would stick with them. When our oldest graduated from Air Force OTS I gave hime a bound copy of the speech and told him if he would keep that speech in mind at all times he can't go wrong.