In my previous career, I traveled internationally often and witnessed firsthand the progress of people who overcame incredible hardships to build amazing nations. Germany and South Korea are two such examples where the resiliency of the citizenry is evident at nearly every turn. Often referred to as the “miracles on the Rhine / Han” respectively, [...]
January is proving to be a historically significant month again this year! Last week we remembered the 30th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm. This week, I want to take a moment and reflect on another important historical event from January, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. 35 years ago, on the 28th of January, Space Shuttle [...]
Hard to believe the 17th of January will be thirty years since Operation Desert Storm began! The US led coalition’s six week land, air and maritime combat operations to oust Iraqi forces from Kuwait, was remarkable in so many ways. Some folks debate whether generations are shaped by historical events. I firmly believe they are [...]
I’ve never really made any New Year’s resolutions . Not completely sure why, just really never had time for it. Perhaps it was because, by necessity in my former career, I was required to establish (and achieve) well defined short and long term goals about the things most people normally make resolutions for- tobacco cessation, [...]
Short blog this week to wish everyone the happiest of holidays and a joyous New Year! Also don’t want to forget service members far from home during the holidays. So thankful to live in a nation with an all-volunteer military and especially thankful for those young men and women making the commitment to defend our [...]









