I seek council from many people and from many places. I am my own man and I make political decisions, for which I alone am responsible.
I don't know that much about Tom Steyer and so have been reluctant to add my name to his agenda. We have all seen the Trump Impeachment commercials that a certain billionaire with political aspirations has been promoting. His decades of service as a tenured Professor of Higher Education at UCLA, along with over 30 books on the subject, are a legacy of profound intellectual work, research and communication. My Uncle, Alexander Astin sent our family, his friends and colleagues an email declaring that he had signed this petition, which has so far accumulated 1,200,000 signatures.
#VOX POPOLI PROFESSIONAL#
But, one thing I brought to our yearly conferences at the Pentagon and wherever I went on official Army business, was an earnest desire to understand what I was seeing, to care about the people I was meeting and a deep respect for all of those who were dedicating some part or all of their professional life to our Nation in uniform. I was the youngest CASA (our abbreviation), probably still.
#VOX POPOLI MOVIE#
If I was able to contribute anything as a Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, it was to bring some joy to soldiers when I travelled to their bases, because they may have liked a movie I was in. While I enjoyed studying some military history, I had no practical military knowledge or military skills of any kind. Our mission was to report to the Secretary, matters of significance in our communities that might be meaningful and to go out into the world and "tell the Army story." I was very young. Civilian Aide was a volunteer position that carried a civilian protocol ranking of three stars. I've visited with many soldiers and their families, in good times and in bad. On a lighter note, I have a collection of over 50 so called "Challenge Coins" put in my hands by many officers, of many ranks, as well as civilian leaders and others from across the United States Armed Forces commands and posts. My emotions are almost too available when I walk among the stones in Arlington or when I ran in the Marine Corps Marathon or in countless places where my love for my country finds me. As a child, the mechanics of patriotism came very comfortably to me. I attended services of many kinds and visited with wounded warriors at Walter Reed and other places. I learned a lot about the Army and military ethos.
Serving as one of many Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army for ten years (1995-2005) was an incredible honor. General John Kelly & Rep Frederica Wilsonįirst.
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