We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/11/colonel_lewis_m_1.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:10:36 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/11/colonel_lewis_m_1.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/11/colonel_lewis_m_1.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:19:03 -0600 The AAR for his unit's bayonet charge featured in one of SLAMarshall's reports that I read back in the day, trying to puzzle out what makes folk do stuff like that. I was a tanker but it still seemed that there might be a useful tidbit or two to glean. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/11/colonel_lewis_m_1.html#comment-95716 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/11/colonel_lewis_m_1.html#comment-95716 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:19:36 -0600 Col. Millett was my regimental commander at Ft. Devens, MA back in '66 - '67.
It was a training regiment.
We students were all in awe of him, for he represented what we all aspired to.
The picture I carry of him, in my mind, is from the Regimental Welcome Orientation. . .
there he stood, on the theater stage, hands on hips, fatigue uniform, handle-bar mustache, shillelagh. He told us, flat out, that he'd rather have a combat command but as long as he had us that we were gonna work to fulfill our obligation to the army and the country. He also let slip that he had every medal that the army could grant with the exception of the Good Conduct Medal. . . and he was most proud of that. I knew he was getting to be that age. . . and have kept a casual eye for his obituary. I'm gratified to have read it here, where the loss to the nation will be truly appreciated.
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