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I know what soldiers or their families go through.

In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.

A military leader should always understand, of all human endeavors... the one that's the most unpredictable and the most costly is warfare.

A great deal of the work I do involves the military.

It's important to study and understand your responsibilities within any profession, but it's particularly important for military officers to read, think, discuss, and write about the problem of war and warfare so they can understand not just the changes in the character of warfare but also the continuities.

I worked for the troops my entire time in the United States Armed Forces because we know in the United States Armed Forces that it's not the generals and the colonels that win battles, it's the soldiers: it's the people at the front, the mechanics with their wrenches, the drivers moving the logistics back in the rear.

I have great respect and understanding for military commitment due to my own family's involvement with the armed forces.