American Valor Quarterly Issue 8 - Winter 2010/2011 | Page 4

FROM THE EDITOR American Greatness Winter 2010/2011 General Richard B. Myers, USAF (Ret) 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Honorary Chairman James C. Roberts President Tim Holbert Editor & Executive Director Paul Olivett Director of Development By Tim Holbert Editing this issue of American Valor Quarterly proved to be an especially rewarding experience for me, in that it further demonstrated the many paths we, as Americans, can take to greatness. This issue features the stories of five men, each with his own background and talents, who achieved what can certainly be called “greatness.” Wes Smith Program Manager Peter Trahan Website Manager Chris Graham Researcher Hannah Jackman & Amanda Dennehy Staff Interns Michael Paradiso Publisher American Valor Quarterly A quarterly publication of the American Veterans Center World War II Veterans Committee 1100 N. Glebe Rd. Suite 910 Arlington, VA 22201 Telephone: [phone]. Fax: [phone]. American Valor Quarterly is mailed to donors to the American Veterans Center and the World War II Veterans Committee who make a contribution of $50 or more peryear. Contributions help fund the Center and Committee’s various speaker conferences, student programs, the National Memorial Day Parade, documentary and oral history projects, and this publication. To make a contribution or subscribe, call 703-302-1012 ext. 214 or e-mail [email protected]. www.americanveteranscenter.org www.wwiivets.com www.nationalmemorialdayparade.com Two of them are household names to most A veteran of World War II stops to speak with a of us. Dwight D. Eisenhower, raised a young person while riding in the American Veterans poor boy in Abilene, Ka