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Letters
Good Mentoring Makes
Good Memories
■ I was delighted to see the article by
retired Maj. Wayne Heard in the December
issue, “Mentoring Stands Test of
Time,” about Col. Robert L. Jackson.
Jackson was a great man, and I owe much
to him. I worked for him when he was
the deputy chief of staff for operations of
U.S. Army Pacific. His counsel, coaching
and friendship helped me through some
very challenging times. Kudos to Heard.
Col. Lawrence E. Casper, USA Ret.
Oro Valley, Ariz.
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Share Battle of Ganjgal Lessons
■ Another excellent essay by retired
Col. Richard D. Hooker Jr. (“‘Ride to
the Sound of the Guns,’” September).
How does ARMY magazine keep finding
great writers, decade after decade?
But I request a follow-up article on
why so many leaders did not provide
support to the warriors in battle that
day. Why was it necessary for “the Army
[to act] swiftly to fix responsibility after
the battle, issuing career-ending reprimands
to key leaders judged to have been
at fault”?
We read, for example: “Meanwhile,
the battalion commander [of a unit that
had been radioed for fire support] remained
in his office.” But it seems implausible
for one who has risen to that
position and rank to intentionally repudiate
responsibility.
Had he just returned from an exhausting
patrol and fallen asleep at his desk?
Was he talking to his family back home?
Had he even been made aware of the situation
on the ground? If so, he was not
alone in dereliction of duty. What was
going on that so many did not rush to
help comrades in peril?
In Paul Harvey’s words, give us “the
rest of the story.” Otherwise, we learn
what happened but not why it happened.
Hooker tells us, “Army leaders worked
hard to circulate lessons learned and today,
those lessons are taught throughout
our service.” Please share the lessons
with those of us no longer in uniform.
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Steve Kohn,
USA Ret.
San Antonio
Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, USA Ret.
President and CEO, AUSA
Lt. Gen. Guy C. Swan III, USA Ret.
Vice President, Education, AUSA
Rick Maze
Editor-in-Chief
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Associate Editor
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Staff Writer
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Gen. Frederick J. Kroesen, USA Ret.;
Lt. Gen. James M. Dubik, USA Ret.; Lt.
Gen. Daniel P. Bolger, USA Ret.; and
Brig. Gen. John S. Brown, USA Ret.
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Lt. Gen. Jerry L. Sinn, USA Ret.
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