As Captain Frank Ramsay declared in the 1995 film Crimson Tide,”we are here to protect democracy, not practice it”.  As Ramsay (played by Gene Hackman) points out, the military defends the country and the rights of its citizens without being afforded many of those same rights. How honorable is that?

Thanks to each and every one of the nation’s veterans.

Bill Wiersma is the founder and principal of Wiersma and Associates—a management consulting and training firm. Bill is a trusted advisor to executive leadership on senior team development and organizational culture. A renowned thought leader, Wiersma’s The Power of Professionalism is driving the way people think about professionals and, more importantly, changing the way professionals view themselves.

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