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Foundation NewsAmmunition for the Mind
www.mcuf.org
Contents
“We Change Lives and Save Lives!”
Foundation NewsAmmunition for the Mind
Number 57 | Summer 2008 |
Trustees 2
PresidentandCEO’sLetter 2
MCUPresident’sLetter 3
MCULeadership 4
MCUFMarineCorpsUniversitySupportAcademicYear07-08 5
2008MCUAwards 6
MeetOurTrustees 7
RussellLeadershipConference 8-9
HaveYouHeard? 10-11
SAW’sTriptoVietnam 12-13
CorporateMembers 14
FriendsoftheFoundation 14
new Website Unveiled www.mcuf.org
MCU President, Major General Donald R. Gardner,
USMC (Ret), addresses attendees at the RussellLeadershipConference.
Thank you to our Trustee, Ms. Alexis Thomas, and Thomas Associates
Inc. for spending countlesshours designingandupdating our newand
improvedwebsite.TheThomasAssociatesteam–Mr.BillSmith,Mr.Chris
Barr,Mr.ChrisBailey,Ms.MaeThomas,andMr.RyanKellyareMCUF’s
“WebTeamExtraordinaire.”Thenewwebsiteisnowupandrunning.We
thinkyouwillagreethatThomasAssociateshasdoneamagnificentjob!
Pleaseviewtheresultsatwww.mcuf.org.
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P. O. Box 122 • Quantico, VA 22134-0122 Phone: (703) 640-6835 • Fax: (703) 640-6177
www.mcuf.org
Summer2008
DearFriendsoftheFoundation,
SummerhasreachedQuantico!ForthosealumniofOfficerCandidateSchooland/orTheBasicSchool,nofurthercommentisnecessary,especiallyregardingweather.Fortherest,“DogDaysofSummer”meansit’stoohottoworklikeadog!
First,IwanttothankourTrustee,AlexisThomas,andallthefolksatThomasAssociateswhohaveworkedsohardtocreateouramazingnewwebsite.Youmaytourtheresultsat:www.mcuf.org.
OurDevelopmentCommitteecontinuestohumasitengagesmoreopportunitiestoraisefundsandinformothersaboutMCUF. In the latter regard, in JulyandAugustweco-sponsored threeeventsat theMarineMemorialClubinSanFrancisco.Ourupcomingeventsinclude:
• Semper Fidelis Golf Classic-September22nd LaurelHillGolfClub,Lorton,Virginia• Major General John H. Russell Leadership Award Luncheon-October22nd TheUnionLeagueClub,NewYorkCity• Thomas Associates’ Fundraiser-September30th TheGlobeandLaurelRestaurant,Stafford,Virginia (Honoringtheveteransof2ndBattalion,4thMarineswhofoughtinVietnamandatDai Do)
This isour“University Issue,”andyou’ll findmuchtoadmireaboutthesuccessofMajorGeneralGardnerandhisfinestaffattheMarineCorpsUniversity(MCU).ItwasanothergreatyearandI’mproudofMCUF’spart.Wetouchedeachschoolandeachstudentinwayswecan’tbegintoimagine.IhadtheprivilegeofteachinganelectiveatCommandandStaffCollegeandservedasaseniormentorduring itsendofyearexercise,“NineInnings.”IalsojoinedtheSchoolofAdvancedWarfightingstudentsinVietnam.(MyreportonmyVietnamvisitwillbepublishedinNovember’sNavalInstitute,Proceedings.Therearephotosofthetriponpages12-13inthisnewsletter.)InMay,ourChiefOperatingOfficer,JohnHales,accompaniedtheMarineCorpsWarCollegestudentsontheirannualtriptoNewYorkCity.
TheMCUgraduationwasagreateventcompletewithmanycolorfuluniformsoftheInternationalOfficers.GeneralRobertMagnus,theAssistantCommandantoftheMarineCorps,wastheguestspeakerandnotedthepresenceofyouthfulobservers-thebabiesandtoddlerswhowantedtobeheard!Ashestated,theirvoicesrepresentthefuture.Ofthe197CommandandStaffCollegegraduates,arecord164receivedtheoptionalMasterofMilitaryStudiesDegree.
My thanks to those who approved my plea in the last newsletter for help in updating the Foundation’scomputersystemandunderwritingthe Foundation News!FoundationTrustee,BobLutz,linkedusupwiththeGeneralMotor’sInformationOfficetoreceivethenewserverandcomputerswesought.And,Trustee,DavidCarder,askedhisfriendandformerMarine,AnthonyF.SerraofBirmingham,Alabama,tohelp.Mr.Serraandhiswife,MaryMargaret,generouslyagreedtounderwriteournewsletterforayear.
Ihopethatyoursummerhasplentyofrestandrelaxationforyoutochargeyourbatteriesfortheyear.Pleaseknowhowgratefulweareforyoursupportandencouragement.
SemperFidelis,
ThomasV.DraudeBrigadierGeneral,USMC(Ret)PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer
Marine Corps University Foundation trustees
ChairmanGeneralCarlE.MundyJr.,USMC(Ret)
Vice ChairmanMr.GuyP.Wyser-Pratte
President and Chief Executive OfficerBGenThomasV.Draude,USMC(Ret)
Secretary and Chief Operating OfficerLtColJohnR.Hales,USMC(Ret)
TreasurerMr.WilliamJ.Scott
General CounselBGenFrancisE.Quinlan,USMCR(Ret)
Mr.B.P.AdamsMs.KimT.AdamsonMr.DavidL.CarderLtGenGeorgeR.Christmas,USMC(Ret)MajGenJeromeG.Cooper,USMCR(Ret)Mr.PatrickJ.Finneran,Jr.LtGenWallaceC.GregsonJr.,USMC(Ret)MajGenWilliamC.GroenigerIII,USMCR(Ret)Mr.BruceH.HooperMr.DonaldR.KnaussMr.RobertA.LutzMr.ChristopherG.OprisonMajGenLeslieM.Palm,USMC(Ret)Mr.DurwoodW.“Skip”Ringo,Jr.MajGenMichaelD.Ryan,USMC(Ret)MajGenJohnJ.Salesses,USMCR(Ret)Mr.JasonA.SantamariaMrs.ThomasA.Saunders,IIIMs.AlexisF.ThomasBGenGeorgeH.WallsJr.,USMC(Ret)Mr.FrederickL.Webber
Founding ChairmanTheHonorableAnthonyD.Marshall
Trustees EmeritiGeneralRobertH.Barrow,USMC(Ret)ChairmanEmeritusColG.F.RobertHanke,USMCR(Ret)ViceChairmanEmeritusLtGenAnthonyLukeman,USMC(Ret)ViceChairmanEmeritus
Honorary TrusteeColCharlesJ.GoodeJr.,USMC(Ret)
Director of Business Operations Ms.T.J.Walding
Director of Special Events Ms.PatriciaT.Monroe
Director of Program SupportMs.SherdaK.Schmid
Secretary/ReceptionistMs.SherriL.Deditch
Administrative CoordinatorMs.CarlaH.Edmisten We thank Mr. and Mrs. Anthony F. Serra
of Birmingham, Alabama, for their generous underwriting of the Foundation News for one year. They are Semper Fidelis!
M a r i n e C o r p s U n i v e r s i t y F o U n d a t i o n , i n C .Supporting Active Duty Marines Since 1980
Thomas V. Draude
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From the Desk of the University President...
Major General Donald R. Gardner, USMC (Ret)President
Marine Corps University
Successintoday’soperationalenvironmentdemands
a thorough understanding of not only the art and
science of warfare, but the subtleties of cultural
difference and their implications. Marine Corps
University (MCU) understands this need and has
evolvedtobecomethepremierinstituteforinstruction
inbotharenas.Withtheoutstandingsupportprovided
by the Marine Corps University Foundation (MCUF),
MCU continues to fulfill its mission of educating
students that can make critical decisions on
an increasingly dynamic and complex battlefield.
On behalf of MCU’s faculty, staff, and students, I
want to thank MCUF for their continued, generous
supportofourMarinesandMarineCorpsProfessional
Military Education (PME). They have supported us
in numerous ways to include the highly successful
andeducationalErskineLectureSeries.Thisyearwe
wereprivilegedtohavetheDeputyDirectoroftheCIA,
Stephen Kappes, speak at the fall Erskine Lecture,
andIraqiAmbassadorHamidAl-Bayatiasthespeaker
atthespringlecture.Bothwereextremelyinformative
andtimely.
The University had a highly successful year:
• The Marine Corps War College (MCWAR) recognized Lieutenant
Colonel Darrin Denny, USMC and Lieutenant Colonel Harold R. Van
Opdorp,USMCforAcademic Excellence.
• The Command and Staff College (CSC) concluded a successful
year with an outstanding final exercise, Nine Innings, which
combined intellectual rigor with a realistic living scenario.
Additionally, the CSC added Chinese and Korean to its Cultural
Language Program. The CSC awarded Major Jonathan P. Dunne,
USMC, The Nihart Award for his paper, “Transformation of the Marine
CorpsArtillery inSupport of the2015Expeditionary Force.” Lieutenant
CommanderAnthonyL.Russell,USCG,receivedThe Dean’s Writing Award
forhispaper, “CarpeDiem;Seizing theOpportunity in theArcticwitha
ComprehensiveU.S.ArcticStrategy.”TheStreusand-Cooper Awardwinner
wasMajorRandolphG.Pugh,USMC,forhispaper,“TheCommunistParty
ofthePhilippines:MixedMessagesorTurningOveraNewLeaf?”
• TheExpeditionary Warfare School (EWS)conductedanendoftheyear
exercisethatintegratedtheMarineCorpsPlanningProcess,employedall
CommandandControlSystems,andreinforcedMarineCorpsDoctrine.
• The School of Marine Air Ground Task Force Logistics (SOML)
increased the academic rigor of all courses and SOML’s credibility in
the field of logistics education throughout theDepartment of Defense.
StudentsintheTacticalLogisticsOfficers’Course,theAdvancedLogistics
Officers’ Course, and the Marine Corps Logistics Education Program
receivedcollegecreditsfromtheAmericanCouncilonEducation.
• The Enlisted Professional Military Education (EPME) Division is
rewritingthecourseworkforEPME,whichwillfurtherassisttheOperating
ForcesincultivatingtacticallysoundandtechnicallyproficientNCOs.
• TheoutstandingpersonnelandfacilitiesattheGray Research Center
continuetoattracthighcaliberhistorians,researchers,andwriters.
• TheMarine Corps University’s History DivisionmarkedtheUniversity’s
19thanniversarywithaMarineCorpsUniversityPressLaunchCeremony
commemoratingthenewpublishingarmoftheMarineCorpsUniversity’s
History Division. Following a brief presentation, Major General Donald
Gardner and Dr. Charles Neimeyer presented the Commandant with a
copyof,“AmongthePeople:U.S.MarinesinIraq,”thefirstpublicationof
theMarineCorpsUniversityPress.
ThenewAcademicYearpromisestobeaverychallengingandfulfillingone.
MCU,withMCUF’sassistance,remainsfullycommittedtoprovidingthebest
possibleeducationalexperienceforallofourstudents.Wearedetermined
to continue to assess the skills and knowledge required to maintain our
position as the preeminent fighting force in the world and to pass that
informationtoourofficersandenlistedMarines.
Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellumn. He who wishes for peace prepares for war.
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Marine Corps University LeadershipThemissionof theMarineCorpsUniversity is todevelop,deliver,andevaluateprofessionalmilitaryeducationand
trainingthroughresidentanddistanceeducationprogramsthatprepareleaderstomeetthechallengesofthenational
securityenvironment.And,topreserve,promote,anddisplaythehistoryandheritageoftheMarineCorps.TheMarine
CorpsUniversityisaccreditedbytheCommissiononCollegesoftheSouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchoolsto
awardthreeMaster’sDegrees.
Major General Donald R. Gardner, USMC (Ret) President
Colonel Paul J. O’Leary, USMC Chief of Staff
Dr. Jerre W. Wilson Vice President, Academic Affairs
Colonel Darrell A. Browning, USMC (Ret) Vice President, Student Affairs and Business Operations
Dr. Kurt A. Sanftleben Vice President, Instructional and Research Support Director, General Alfred M. Gray Research Center Archives and Libraries (GRC)
Sergeant Major Richard A. Hawkins, USMC Sergeant Major
school DirectorsColonel Michael F. Belcher, USMC Director, Marine Corps War College (MCWAR)
Lieutenant Colonel J. Alex Vohr, USMC Director, School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW)
Colonel Raymond C. Damm, Jr., USMC Director, Command and Staff College (CSC)
Colonel Herman S. Clardy III, USMC Director, Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS)
Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey L. Manning, USMC Director, School of Marine Air Ground TaskForce Logistics (SOML)
Lieutenant Colonel James J. Minick, USMC Director, Enlisted Professional Military Education (EPME)
• Sergeant Major Ramona D. Cook, USMC Director, Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) at Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan
• Sergeant Major Phillip A. Fascetti, USMC Director, Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) at Camp Pendleton, California
• Sergeant Major R. D. James, USMC Director, Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
• Master Sergeant Scott R. Peterson, USMC Director, Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) at Twentynine Palms, California
• Sergeant Major Anthony L. Swann, USMC Director, Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) at Quantico, Virginia
• First Sergeant James Vealey, USMC Director, Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
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MarineCorpsUniversityFoundation(MCUF)supportsMarineCorpsUniversity’s(MCU)15,000students,ranginginrankfromCorporal
toGeneralOfficer,byprovidingresourcesthatenhanceandenrichMarineCorpsprofessionalmilitaryeducationandleadership.These
studentsbenefitgreatlyfromtheaugmentedlearningopportunitiesthatMCUFprovidesbypreparingthemtosuccessfullycarryout
theirfutureMarineCorpsmissionsandresponsibilities.
MCUF Marine Corps University Program support Academic Year 2007 – 2008
Program Support for Academic Year 2007 – 2008 totaled almost $1 million!
Dr. Paolo Tripodi, MCU DonaldBrenChairofEthicsandLeadership, teaches an ethics class to College of Continuing Education students in Okinawa, Japan.
Gunnery Sergeants from the Advanced Course at the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Marine Corps Base Camp Butler,
Okinawa, study the island’s battlefields.
Major Jon Werijon from the Indonesian Navy visits the United Nations in New York City along with the rest of
Command and Staff College’s International Military Students.
Thanks to our donors,theMarineCorpsUniversityFoundation
providedtheMarineCorpsUniversitythefollowingfunding:
$690,000—MarineCorpsUniversityHeadquarters:
•6AcademicChairs
•LejeuneLeadershipInstitute
•LeadershipCommunicationSkillsCenter
•InteractiveMediaInstruction
•2ErskineLectures
•Marine Corps University Journal
$82,000—CommandandStaffCollege
$73,000—StaffNoncommissionedOfficerAcademies(6)
$29,000—ExpeditionaryWarfareSchool
$21,000—MarineCorpsWarCollege
$14,000—SchoolofAdvancedWarfighting
$12,000—GeneralAlfredM.GrayResearchCenterArchives
andLibraries
$3,000—SchoolofMarineAirGroundTaskForceLogistics
MCUF sUPPorts•AcademicChairs
•BattlefieldStudiesWorldwide
•LeadershipCommunicationSkillsCenter
•VisitingScholarsandSubjectMatterExperts
•ConferencesandSymposia
•FacultyDevelopmentandStudentResearch
•ArchivalPreservationandAcquisition
•InteractiveMediaInstruction
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2008 Awards The Dr. Elihu Rose Award for Teaching ExcellenceDr. Edward C. O’Dowd, professor at theMarineCorpsWarCollege, is theMarineCorpsUniversity (MCU) recipient of the2008
Dr. Elihu Rose Award for Teaching Excellence.TheawardrecognizesoutstandingteachingduringanacademicyearatMCU,toinclude
thecolleges,schools,andacademiesthroughouttheCorps.Eachschoolnominatesateacherwhoistheepitomeofaninstructorand
aboardselectstherecipientoftheMCURoseAwardfromthosenominees.
2008 ROSE AWARD RECIPIENTSDr. Edward C. O’Dowd-Marine Corps University
Dr. Donald F. Bittner-Command and Staff College
Major Clint J. Nussberger, USMC-Expeditionary Warfare School
Gunnery Sergeant Curtis A. Rice, USMC-Enlisted Professional Military
Education, Staff Noncommissioned Officers Academy (Okinawa, Japan)
Lieutenant Colonel John W. Sondermann, USMC (Ret) - College of
Continuing Education
The Colonel F. Brooke Nihart AwardMajor Jonathan P. Dunne, USMC,wasawardedthe2008 Colonel F. Brooke
Nihart Awardforhispaper,“TransformationofMarineCorpsArtilleryinSupport
ofthe2015ExpeditionaryForce.”TheawardispresentedannuallytoaCommand
and Staff College student for superior research and analysis in developing
the outstanding paper presented in the Master of Military Studies Program.
Dean’s Writing Award Lieutenant Commander Anthony L. Russell, USCG,wastherecipientofthe
2008Dean’s Writing Awardforhispaper,“Carpe Diem:SeizingtheOpportunity
intheArcticwithaComprehensiveU.S.ArcticStrategy.”TheawardispresentedannuallytotheCommandandStaffCollegestudent
whosemaster’spaperonaninstrumentofnationalpower,otherthanthemilitary,isjudgedbest.
Streusand-Cooper AwardMajor Randolph G. Pugh, USMC,wastherecipientofthe2008Streusand-Cooper Awardforhispaper,“TheCommunistPartyofthe
Philippines:MixedMessagesorTurningOveraNewLeaf?”Theawardispresentedannuallyforthebestpaperaddressinginformation
operationsorinformationasaninstrumentofnationalpower.
International Military Officer Award Lieutenant Commander Asok Rao, Indian Navy, was the recipient of the 2008 International Military Officer Award at the
ExpeditionaryWarfareSchool.
Major General Richard Tryon, USMC, Commanding General of Marine Corps Recruiting Command, presents the
International Officer Award to Lieutenant Commander Asok Rao, Indian Navy.
MCUF Funded Academic Chairs: Academic Year 2008–2009Kim T. Adamson Chair of Insurgency and Terrorism-Dr.MarkA.Moyar
General Robert H. Barrow Distinguished Chair of Military Studies-BrigadierGeneralThomasV.Draude,USMC(Ret)
Donald Bren Chair of Ethics and Leadership-Dr.PaoloG.Tripodi
Donald Bren Chair of Innovation and Transformation-LieutenantGeneralPaulK.VanRiper,USMC(Ret)
Major General Matthew C. Horner Chair of Military Theory-Dr.MatthewD.Hughes
Brigadier General H. L. Oppenheimer Chair of Warfighting Strategy-Vacant
Guy P. Wyser-Pratte Chair of French Studies-Mr.RemyMauduit
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ROBERT A . LUTz
Trustee, Mr. Robert A. Lutz,joinedtheBoard
in1995. Hewasborn inZurich,Switzerland,
andbecameaU.S.citizenin1943.Heholds
aBachelor’sandaMaster’sDegree from the
University ofCalifornia-Berkley and servedon
active duty in theMarineCorps from1954 to1959. He flew
with the4thMAWuntil 1965, loggingmore than1,300hours
andattainedtherankofCaptain.
Mr. Lutz currently serves as Vice Chairman of Global Product
Development at General Motors Corporation. His automotive
careerstartedin1963atGeneralMotorswhereheheldavariety
ofseniorpositonsinEurope.HehasalsoservedastheChairman
andCEOofExideTechnologies,andhaddistinguishedcareers
withtheChryslerCorporationandtheFordMotorCompany.He
is theauthorofGuts: The Seven Laws of Business that Made
Chrysler the World’s Hottest Car Company.
Mr.andMrs.LutzresideinAnnArbor,Michigan.
MR. DONALD R. KNAUSS
Trustee, Mr. Donald R. Knauss, isanativeof
Highland,Indiana,andreceivedhisBachelor’s
Degree from Indiana University. He served
in the Marine Corps as an artillery officer,
attainingtherankofCaptain.
Mr.Knauss is theChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerofThe
CloroxCompany.Priorto joiningClorox,hespent12yearswith
TheCoca-ColaCompanyasPresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer
ofTheMinuteMaidCompany,andPresidentandChiefOperating
OfficerofCoca-ColaNorthAmerica.
Mr. Knauss has served on the Board of Trustees since 2002.
Forthepastfouryears,hehasservedastheDinnerChairman
for the Semper Fidelis Award Dinner. Under his leadership,
Coca-ColaNorthAmericawastheSemper Fidelis Award Dinner
Sponsorin2005and2006,andTheCloroxCompanysponsored
theDinnerin2007and2008.
Mr.andMrs.KnaussresideinBerkley,California.
MR. BRUCE H. HOOPER
Trustee, Mr. Bruce Hooper,joinedtheBoard
in 1987 and served as the Foundation’s
President from 1994-1997. He graduated
fromtheUniversityofPennsylvania’sWharton
School in 1952, and subsequently served in
theUnitedStatesMarineCorpsasaNavalAviatoruntil1957.He
wasintheactiveMarineReserveattheNavalAirStationWillow
Grove,reachingtherankofMajor,andservedastheExecutive
OfficerofVMF-218.
Mr.Hooper isa retiredbusinessman.Hewas theDirectorand
Vice President of Sales andMarketing of IOT Corporation and
of InterstateOil Transport Company, a private group of family-
ownedcompaniesengagedprimarilyinwaterbornecommerce.
Mr.HooperistheVicePresidentoftheThorntonD.andElizabeth
S.HooperFoundation.HealsoservesastheViceChairmanof
theForeignPolicyInstituteofPhiladelphia.
Mr.andMrs.HooperresideinVillanova,Pennsylvania.
Our Foundation’s accomplishments are due in large part to the dedicated and untiring support of our Trustees – both past and present. They are the distinguished men and women who do the work of our Foundation. These Trustees are successful in their chosen professions and take enormous pride in supporting professional military education and leadership programs that
instill in today’s Marines the enduring qualities to which they attribute their success.
Meet our trustees
MR. DURWOOD W. “SKIP” RINGO, JR.
Trustee, Mr. “Skip” Ringo, Jr., joined the
Board in 2007. He was born in Louisville,
Kentucky,andholdsaB.S.fromTheCitadel,an
M.E.fromtheUniversityofFlorida,andanM.A.
fromtheCollegeofNavalWarfare.HealsocompletedtheKennedy
SchoolofGovernment’sProgramforSeniorExecutivesinNational
andInternationalSecurityatHarvardUniversity.Mr.Ringoserved
intheMarineCorpsasanaviatorandretiredasaColonel.Heisa
graduateoftheNavalTestPilotSchoolandtheNavalWarCollege.
Mr. Ringo currently serves as the Senior Vice President,
Government Relations, Washington Operations, at DRS
Technologies. After hisMarineCorps retirement, he joined the
ProfessionalStaffoftheSenateArmedServicesCommitteeand
thenservedasGovernmentProgramsExecutivefortheGeneral
ElectricCompanywherehemanaged tactical programs forGE
AircraftEngines.
Mr.andMrs.RingoresideinReston,Virginia.
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The 2008 Russell Leadership Conference marked the first occasion of this event
in seven years. First conducted in 1981, the Conference is named for the 16th
Commandant of the Marine Corps, Major General John Henry Russell, Jr. General
Russell’s long service to the country included repeated tours of duty in locations
around the globe, and a unique trend of service as a trainer and educator of
Marines. Notable among these periods of duty was his early service as the
instructorofoneoftheCorps’earliestschoolsforNoncommissionedOfficers(NCOs).
The 2008 Russell Leadership Conference resulted from recommendations of the
Commandant’s 2007 Values and Ethics Working Group held at Marine Corps Base
Quantico, Virginia. Bringing Corporals and Sergeants from every part of the Corps
to Quantico, the Conference’s advertised capacity was two hundred participants.
EnthusiasticresponseamongNCOsandtheirleaders,however,causedattendanceto
swellbeyondtwohundredandthirty.
Previous Russell Conferences employed groups of senior Officers and senior Staff
NoncommissionedOfficerstoaddressleadershipissuesthatimpactedNCOs.The2008
Russell Leadership Conference is the
first-everconferenceinwhichNCOswere
not represented by proxy. Accordingly,
the2008RussellLeadershipConference
adopted a theme recently articulatedby
the Commandant of the Marine Corps:
NCOs Will Win This War.
Their respective Sergeants Major
carefullyselectedtheparticipantsof the
2008 Russell Leadership
Conference. Prior to their
arrival at the Conference,
participantscompletedthe
same Values and Ethics
Surveyadministeredbythe
JohnA.LejeuneLeadershipInstitute(LLI)toover1,200Marinesinthefall
of2007.Theresultswereimpressive–Conferenceparticipantsexpressed
higherexpectationsofthemselvesandtheirpeers,greateracceptanceof
theCoreValues,andagreatersenseofactivismandownershipoftheir
responsibilitiesthanindicatedbytheirpeersintheFall2007survey.
The Conference’s format entailed an ambitious blend of hard skills
training, collegiate lecture, and gaming. Throughout the Conference,
LLI personnel took notes and actively sought out NCO perceptions on
issues suchasMentoringandCoreValues. SeniorNCOpresenters at
theConference includedSergeantMajorof theMarineCorps,Sergeant
2008 russell Leadership Conference Article by Lieutenant Colonel Michael Parkyn, USMC
Major General Donald Gardner delivers closing remarks.
Dr. Joe Thomas, LLI Director, congratulates Sergeant Charles Van Acker, 6th Engineer Support Battalion,
on his first place essay, “The Leader’s Code.”
Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James Conway, gives the keynote speech on day one of the Conference.
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MajorKent;SergeantsMajorHawkinsandCastle, andFirstSergeantCourville.Civilianpresenters included the following:Marine
CorpsUniversity’sDr.BruceGudmundsson,SeniorFellowfortheCaseStudiesProgram;authorofAchilles in Vietnam,Dr.Jonathan
Shay;HarvardUniversity’sProfessorSarahSewall;Wars of Blood and Faithauthor,Mr.
RalphPeters;AirUniversity’sMr.RemyMauduit;andtheauthorofBlood Stripes,Mr.
DavidDanelo.MarineCorpsUniversityFoundation’sgenerousassistanceenabledthe
participationofthesecivilianpresenters.
ThedesiredendstateoftheConferencewasthreefold:toaccelerateinternalizationof
ourCoreValuesamongNCOsthroughouttheCorps,toprovideattendeesthenewestLLI
productstouseintheirunits,andtouseConferencelessonslearnedatMarineCorps
Universityschoolsandinpublications.Wherethelasttwocomponentsoftheendstate
entailworkthatcanbecompletedinaclassroom,thefirstrequiresa“seedplanting”effort
thatwillresultinslow
but tangible change
as Marines continue
to grow within the
cultureoftheCorps.
LLI’s Leadership Programs Section believes this year’s theme –
NCOs Will Win This War–ablyaddressedanissuethatiscentralto
theCommandant’sconcernsforourwarfightingabilities.Although
the2008Russell Leadership Conference’s effectswill bedifficult
tomeasure, the exit surveys returned to LLI indicate enthusiastic
reactions to the conference. The John A. Lejeune Leadership
InstitutewishestothanktheMarineCorpsUniversityFoundationfor
enablingthistrulylandmarkevent!
A Conference participant asks the Sergeant Major of Marine Corps, Sergeant Major Carlton Kent, a question.
Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James Conway, gives the keynote speech on day one of the Conference.
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InMay,wesaidfarewelltoMCUF Trustee,
Sergeant Major Lonnie R. Sanders,
USMC (Ret),whosteppedoffourBoard.
SergeantMajor Sanders was amember
ofthe1996StrategicVisionGroupwhich
set the Foundation on its proper course
and then joined the Board in 2000.We
thank him for his service to MCUF and
wishhimandhiswife,Janice, fairwinds
andfollowingseas.
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MCUF President and CEO,
Brigadier General Thomas
Draude, and MCUF COO,
Lieutenant Colonel John
Hales,recentlyvisitedTrustee,
Bruce Hooperathishomein
Villanova,Pennsylvania.Weare
happytoreportthatMr.Hooper
iswellontheroadtorecoveryfromhisrecentillness.
•••
Congratulations to our Trustee,
Jason Santamaria, and his
wife, Kim, on the birth of their
son, Michael Alexander.
Michael,born June12,2008at
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Orange,
California,weighedinat7pounds,
6ounces.His fathersays, “He’s
notquitebigenoughyettofitinto
thedigitalcamouflagebabyoutfit
thatIboughtforhim.”
•••
MCUF former Trustee, Lieutenant General Thomas H.
Miller Jr., USMC (Ret),passedawayonNovember27,2007,
attheageof84.Sadly,hiswidow,Ida Mai,passedawayon
May16,2008.Amemorialservicetorememberandcelebrate
bothoftheirliveswasheldonJune2,2008,attheOldPost
Chapel at FortMyer, Virginia, followed by burial at Arlington
National Cemetery. We send our condolences to the family
andfriendsofGeneralandMrs.Miller.
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We welcome Ms. Sherri Deditch,
the Foundation’s new Secretary/
Receptionist, to ourMCUF family.
Sheandherhusband,John, reside
inKingGeorge,Virginia.
Trustee, Mr. Donald R. Knauss, Chairman and CEO of
The Clorox Company, will be the Chairman of the 2009
Semper Fidelis Award Dinner. This will be the fifth year that
Mr.KnausshaschairedtheDinnerCommitteeandthethirdyear
thatTheCloroxCompanyhassponsoredtheDinner.WethankMr.
Knauss and Clorox for their continued, generous support of this
annualevent.
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Mr. Thomas A. Saunders III, President of
Ivor & Company, LLC, will receive the2008
Major General John H. Russell Leadership
Award at the Foundation’s October 22nd
award luncheon at The Union League Club
in New York City. Mr. Saunders is married
to MCUF Trustee, Jordan Saunders. Mr.
Guy P. Wyser-Pratte,theFoundation’s Vice
Chairman,istheLuncheonChairman.
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On June19th, General Peter Pace, USMC (Ret)wasawarded
thePresidential Medal of Freedom. At the award ceremony,
President Bush said, “... the selfless service and visionary
leadershipoftheformerChairmanoftheJointChiefsofStaffhave
helped keep our nation safe.” General Pace retired in October
2007afteradistinguishedcareerthatincludedanassignmentas
thePresidentoftheMarineCorpsUniversity.
•••
On July 2nd, the Commandant of the
Marine Corps presided at a ceremony where
Lieutenant General James F. Amos was
promoted to the rank of General and
assumed duties as the 31st Assistant
Commandant of the Marine Corps. We
congratulateGeneralAmosandsendourbest
wishestotheformer Assistant Commandant, General Robert
Magnus,ashestepsintoretirement.
•••
We also congratulateMajor General John
R. Allen, USMC, on his appointment as
the Deputy Commander, United States
Central Command, and for appoint-
ment to the rank of
Lieutenant General and
Major General Douglas
M. Stone, USMCR, on his appointment as
Commander, Marine Forces Reserve; and
Commander, Marine Forces North, and
for appointment to the rank of Lieutenant
General.
Have You Heard?
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Santamaria
Mr. Bruce Hooper and Lieutenant Colonel John Hales
Ms. Sherri Deditch
Mr. Thomas A. Saunders, III
Major General John A. Allen, USMC
Major General Douglas M. Stone,
USMCR
Sergeant Major Lonnie Sanders, USMC (Ret)
General James F. Amos, USMC
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WewelcomeournewestCorporate Members, CUBIC Applications,
Inc., to the Semper Fidelis Council andWindsor Continental
CorporationtotheGeneral John A. Lejeune Council.Thanksto
allofourCorporateMembersfortheirtremendoussupport.
•••
WealsothankournewestFriends of the Foundation:PNC Bank
recently donated $10,000 and Mr. Park B. Smith, recipient of
the 2007 Major General John H. Russell Leadership Award,
donated$5,000.
•••
Ms. Carol Ramkey, Head Librarian at the General Alfred M.
Gray Marine Corps Research Center Archives and Libraries
isarecipientofthe2008 Special Libraries Association Military
Library Division Distinguished Service Award.Congratulations,
Carol, and thank you for your long and dedicated service to the
MilitaryLibrariesDivision.
•••
Mr. Kenneth H. WilliamshasbeennamedtheSenior Editor ofthe
Marine Corps History Division’s Marine Corps University Press.
•••
Dr. Amin Tarzi, Director of Middle East Studies at Marine Corps
University,reportsthatplansarewellunderwayforMCU’sSeptember
17th symposium, “The Iranian Puzzle Piece: Understanding
Iran in the Global Context.”TheMCUF fundedsymposium isan
importanteventthatwillenhancetheoverallunderstandingof Iran
fromamultitudeofperspectives.
•••
On May 6th, H. E. Ambassador Hamid Al-Bayati, Permanent
Representative of Iraq to the United Nations,spokeattheSpring
General Graves B. Erskine Distinguished Lecture.Histimelytopic,
“No Better Friend than America: Progress in Iraq” was ofgreat
interest to the audience of 600 Marine Corps University students,
faculty,andFoundationguests. Alivelyquestionandanswerperiod
followedhispresentation.
•••
OnMay13th, Sergeant Major George H. Mason, USMC, Sergeant
Major of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command in Norfolk,
Virginia, spoke to 250 students attending the Quantico Staff
NoncommissionedOfficerAcademy(SNCOA)attheannualSergeant
Walter K. Singleton Distinguished Lecture. His talk included
personal leadership experiences and future leadership challenges
the students will face. Members of the Singleton family joined
SNCOAandMCUFguestsfordinnerbeforethelecture.TheSingleton
familywasrepresentedbySergeantSingleton’sthreesisters:Sarah
Calvery and her husband, Buddy, of Arlington, Tennessee;
Carolyn Murphy and her husband, Richard, of Brighton,
Tennessee; and Lucy Faye Harvey and her husband, Richard, of
Memphis, Tennessee.
Second Lieutenant Owen
Wrabel received the 3-08
Major General Edwin B.
Wheeler Award for infantry
excellenceandtheLieutenant
Colonel Vic Taylor Awardfor
the Distinguished Graduate
attheInfantryOfficerCourse
atTheBasicSchool.
•••
Dr. Mark A. Moyar, the
Kim T. Adamson Chair of
Insurgency and Terrorism,
recently returned from a
two-week trip to Iraq and
Afghanistan.Hesaid,“Overall,
thetripwasamajorsuccess.
I learned a great deal about
counterinsurgencyinIraqand
Afghanistan that I had been
unable to learn through exhaustive reading of published
information. Spending time in these countries, of course,
also provided insights that can only be obtained by being
there on the ground. In addition, I forged some ties with
officerswhowill play large roles in theMarine Corps and
therestoftheU.S.militaryandgovernmentinfutureyears.
DuringthetripIspreadthewordaboutwhatisgoingonnow
atMCU.”
•••
And finally, it was with great
sadness that we learned of
the death of Staff Sergeant
Charles Owens, USMC, the
former Quantico Marine
Band Drum Major. He was
killed May 1st in a motorcycle
accident in Joshua Tree,
California.StaffSergeantOwens
was transferred to Twentynine
Palms, California, shortly after
his last Quantico performance at the Foundation’s 2008
Semper Fidelis Award Dinner.“Hewasmygotoman...the
firstpersonIwouldhavegonetowhenplanningamemorial.
HegaveeverythinghehadtohisMarines.Heisreallygoing
to bemissed.” saidChief Warrant Officer 3 Robert A.
Szabo, Quantico’s Band Officer.We send our deepest
sympathy to Staff Sergeant Owens wife, Charla, and his
childrenJordan and McKenzie.
Have You Heard?
Second Lieutenant Owen Wrabel, USMC, receives the Taylor Award
from Lieutenant Colonel Vic Taylor, USMC (Ret)
Dr. Mark Moyar and Major General George Flynn,
Deputy Commanding General, Multi- National Corps-Iraq, in
Baghdad
Staff SergeantCharles Owens, USMC
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General Draude’s 2008 Vietnam Itinerary:
Saturday, March 15 - Ho Chi Minh City GeneralDraudearrivedinHoChiMinhCitytojoinSchoolofAdvancedWarfightingstudentsontheir2008Asia/PacificStaffRide.•TourofWarRemnantsMuseum•TourofMR7Museum
Sunday, March 16 - Ho Chi Minh City•MekongDeltaTour/DragonIsland•TourofApBacBattlefield(TienGiangProvince)•TraveltoHueCity
Monday, March 17 - Hue CityHueCityBattleStudy
Tuesday, March 18 - Khe Sanh•TraveltoKheSanh•StudyofKheSanhBattlefield,including:ConThien,DaKrong/AShauValleyMuseumandLangVei
Wednesday, March 19 - Hanoi•TraveltoHanoi•StaffRideTourof:ArmyMuseum,HoaLoPrison,TempleofLiterature,BaDinhSquare,LongBienBridgeandTrucBacLake
Thursday, Friday March 20-21 - Dien Bien Phu•TraveltoDienBienPhu•StaffRideofDienBienPhuBattlefield:BattlePositionsGabrielle,Ann-Marie/Huguette,BeatriceandIsabelleHillDominique/ElaineandCPBunker/Museum•TraveltoHanoi
Saturday, March 22 - HanoiGeneralDrauderemainedinHanoi;SAWstudentstraveledtoManila.•HoanKiemLake/NgocSonPagoda/SunbeamBridge•OldQuarterShopping•St.Joseph’sCathedral•AirForce/AirDefenseMuseum•QuanThanhTemple–GuardianoftheNorth•Departforhome
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Brigadier General thomas V. Draude, UsMC (ret), the Barrow Distinguished Chair of Military Studies, Joins the school of Advanced Warfighting (sAW) students in Vietnam, March 2008
SAW students and faculty at Dien Bien Phu’s strongpoint, “Isabelle”
Missle at Hanoi’s War Museum
Monument of downed U.S. aircraft with picture of wing being towed away
Depiction of Vietnamese prisoners in Central Prison of Hanoi (Later the “Hanoi Hilton”)
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School of Advanced Warfare StudentsMajorCharlesBerry,USMCLieutenantColonelDavidBradney,USMCMajorStevenBrain,AustralianArmyMajorJasonBrown,USAFLieutenantColonelAndreDemers,CanadianArmyMajorKyleEllison,USMCLieutenantColonelRobertFulford,USMCMajorJonHalverson,USMCMajorDavidHudspeth,USMCMajorKevinHutchison,USMCMajorEricJohnson,USAMajorBrianKane,USMCLieutenantColonelBjornarLunde,NorwegianArmyMajorMichaelMartin,USMCMajorRobertMcCommons,USAMajorMichaelMcWilliams,USMCLieutenantColonelJasonMorris,USMCLieutenantColonelMichaelSamarov,USMCMajorChristopherSeverson,USMCMajorMichaelSierco,USAFMajorFarrellSullivan,USMCLieutenantColonelMichaelTargos,USMCMajorGeoffreyWeiss,USAFMajorMatthewWoodhead,USMCLieutenantColonelCalvertWorth,USMC
School of Advanced Warfare FacultyColonel(Sel)ChristopherWoodbridge,USMC–DirectorofSAWLieutenantColonelAlexVohr,USMC–DeputyDirectorofSAWDr.WrayJohnson–MCUProfessorDr.EdwardO’Dowd–MCUProfessorDr.GordonRudd–MCUProfessor
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Brigadier General thomas V. Draude, UsMC (ret), the Barrow Distinguished Chair of Military Studies, Joins the school of Advanced Warfighting (sAW) students in Vietnam, March 2008
T he great trip we experienced was under-written by the Foundation. I had a chance
to see, first hand, what our support does for students and faculty to enhance and enrich professional military education. As much as I believed in our mission before the trip, I am now even more committed to it.”
Brigadier General Thomas V. Draude, USMC (Ret)General Robert H. Barrow
Distinguished Chair of Military StudiesMCUFPresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer
“
Travel in Vietnam’s Delta – by Sampan propelled by Vietnamese women
“Soviet Style” patriotic statue in HanoiMain command post bunker at Dien Bien Phu
Colonel (Sel) Chris Woodbridge and an “Old Veteran” at Cao Dai Temple
At each stop throughout the trip, one of the SAW students provided a handout regarding the battle or the significance of the area and led a discussion of its operational aspects. The staff did not get involved in
the discussion unless they were needed.
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