I wonder that whom among the current crop of general officers aspire to his goal of moral ascendancy with both superiors and subordinates. I'm sure that there must be someone out there, but we don't hear about them and I don't think that they rise to the top in the current climate. As the article points out, he learned early in life that to understand combat and what leaders must ask of their soldiers, you must first experience it yourself. He did that in spades, but many of today's senior leadership have not in spite of 15 years of war.
If you find some, don't name them.
obama finds such behavior an anathema, and will eliminate them.
Met the General in the late 70’s. Thirty seconds exposure on my part. Left with the deep feeling he was a force of nature.
His troops would of followed him into hell with a squirt gun and full can of gas.
Colin Powell - A vastly over rated Affirmative Action appointee and Obama supporter.
LTG Julius W Becton, 7th Corps Commander in Germany in the late 70s. Very promising until he told pregnant female soldiers to have an abortion or get out. Colin Powell, Brigade Commander in the 101st, never commanded a Division, given a quick three star command to punch his ticket and promoted to 4 stars after being the Army Aide to Sec of Defense Cap Weinberger. That’s how he became the favorite black general of the Republican establishment in DC.