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President of Honor

            I served 30 years in the Armed Forces of the United States and know many men and women of honor; though I would not state that rank, nor station in life, was a measure of that appellation.

It is, however, hard to argue against Dwight David Eisenhower as one of the most honorable men to serve his country.  Ike was a man of his times, a professional soldier, who was never truly hardened by war; a leader, who held his role as Chief of State to be that of exemplary citizen, appealing to our better nature as people; an executive, who understood that compromise is as necessary in governance as rallying people to your vision.

One needn't look too far past his address to British Parliament just following D-Day and his appointment as Allied Commander in Chief during World War II to understand the measure of honor he believed in:  "Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends."  He goes on to state, "The only attitude in which a commander may with satisfaction receive the tributes of his friends is in the humble acknowledgement that no matter how unworthy he may be, his position is the symbol of great human forces that have labored arduously and successfully for a righteous cause."

Oh, how this country could use people in positions of leadership who understood those words, today.

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Taken on: May 31, 2018

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