Commentary Search

  • Inner Strength

    Your inner strength comes from within.Where the fires of faith and ambition begin.Strive to stay happy. Strive to stay free.And in time you will see the inner strength within thee.Let not negative thoughts steal away from you.All the fortunes of good your life is well due!For those who tend to lie,

  • A Legacy of Valor

    My favorite line from the Air Force creed is "I am faithful to a proud heritage, a tradition of honor, and a legacy of valor". Thirteen Former Prisoners of War represented that legacy of valor while sitting in a banquet room at the Big Spring Country Club last Friday, where I was honored to be the

  • When it rains, it pours for deployed spouses

    When it rains, it pours. I think every deployed spouse has muttered that under their breath. It never fails, when your husband or wife is deployed, something major always happens in your life. It's up to you to handle it and bounce back. I think the word they like to throw around is resilience.

  • The Importance of Solitude

    "Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence".DesiderataFormer 17th Medical Support Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Tyler Sanders, came to me and asked to discuss the personal development plan he'd crafted for himself as part of an Air War College project. In