captcharlieplumb

Be the example. Organize your day. Set up a schedule. Make things happen. Don't criticize. Just mentor.

Yes, that was me. Fellow POW Joe Milligan was a biology student before he was shot down. He taught us everything from protozoa to metazoan and all things in-between. Other guys taught integral calculus, or French or Russian. The University of Maryland gave us credits for courses we took without professors, or textbooks or power points. I taught a course in sailing. And after we were repatriated, some of my students were amazed that they could actually rent a sailboat and sail on their own!

I have no ill will towards the Vietnamese. They are wonderful people I took my family back to Vietnam a few years ago and had a wonderful time. I met with the fighter pilots I had fought in the air and the camp commander who was in charge of our torture. My mother taught me forgiveness.

Suck it up! Take control of your destiny! Pull up your big boy pants (or big girl panties) and get on with your life!

Yes, I was reserve captain of the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea. It's not an easy job. That entire situation was like a huge train wreck. His seniors should have listened to Capt Crozier from his first request but they apparently didn't know how serious the situation was. When Capt Crozier didn't get the answers he wanted he should have pursued the issue further, not make his problem known to the world. It's never a good idea for a naval officer to jump the chain of command. Then Mr. Modly was in error with his remarks to the crew. I was sad to see such leadership from both of those guys.