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Anecdote: Quantico, Virginia. The U.S. Marines Basic School in our rear-view mirror. Minutes after graduation, in the parking lot, my oldest son swapped his uniform for civvies, and we hit the road. Jeep packed to the roof, boxes of crap, uniforms, gear. Always moving. I’m still not sure how we became a military family, three of our four kids now committed, our youngest leaning that way. It’s been another one of life

Hope all goes well… “Please find time to watch this video [here],” I texted to Liv, Teddy, Charlie, and Jackson on our family app. “It’s a lecture that was supposed to have been given recently at the Naval Academy but was not. It’s outstanding, on multiple levels.” Our military academies regularly invite exceptional speakers to address their cadets. Such lectures focus on character development, integrity, leadership,