The New York Times recently published an article entitled “Pearl Harbor Still a Day for the Ages, but a Memory Almost Gone.” The article tells a powerful story of a Pearl Harbor survivor, Mr. Harry R. Kerr, who was talking about his experiences to a group of kids when a young girl raised her hand and asked, “Pearl Harbor? Who is she?” Surrounding the story are links to other stories of the final commemorations of [...]

A couple of weeks ago I was having a conversation with a friend and former USAF colleague. He and I both share a great interest in leadership and its practice. Knowing that he had spent many years of his life in Oklahoma and Texas, I mentioned, “Garry, I just finished reading a book about the Comanche Indians and their chief Quanah Parker; there are some interesting leadership lessons I found in it.” He responded that [...]