CSPAN3 February 26, 2012
what i needed to do. i understood my leadership prerogatives and so even though i was still young, only two years later i was ready to command and control that company in combat and i understood what the consequences were and i understood that i had to inject all those values in that company on a continuous basis so that they would do the right thing when the time came, when an enemy situation presented themselves. and i think that's one of the most powerful things. as i mentioned, respect is so important. if every soldier respects one another, then on that battlefield you'll have on...