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Don Wilson

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Raised in a military family Donald Wilson, a high school graduate in 1949, enlisted in the United States Army. As a boy he experienced strict discipline and was very aware of his boundaries and comfortable with them. Therefore, from basic training on, his positive attitude opened doors for him. After parachute training he was assigned to the famous 82nd Airborne Division and rose to the rank of Sergeant ahead of his contemporaries. At the beginning of the Korean War, having passed the Officer Candidate test, he applied for OCS and was commissioned Second Lieutenant Colonel. A veteran of Korean War and Vietnam War, he had served with men of honor and integrity. This experience forged his point of view on service to his country and life in ge ...more

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UNITY

In the study of Civics and our culture the most important word to understand is UNITY. Unity is in our very name, The United States of America. It’s so familiar we have lost its meaning. I cannot condone our generation’s ignorance of history. It is vitally important we place a priority on the study of it so that we can avoid the mistakes of the past. The lies of today are believed because of Read more of this blog post »

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“While the study of war is both fascinating and necessary for preparedness, the actual fighting should be avoided where possible.”
― Colonel Don Wilson

tags: militarism, military, military-quote, preparedness, war

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“Remember, Jesus is the only ticket master—there is no other way.”
― Don Wilson

tags: christian-living, christianity, faith, faith-in-god, faith-quotes, faithfulness, jesus, jesus-quotes

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“This book is the result of the declassification of CSE. I am proud and privileged to make public the remarkable story of these hitherto hidden heroes and their veiled world of secret service to our nation. Your appreciation and thanks are worth more than all the medals and promotions we in CSE received. Never forget them. They didn’t just serve, their deeds made them heroes.”
― Don Wilson, Their Secret Lives

tags: army, military, military-intelligence, military-life, unitedstates, veterans

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“A commanding officer once told his men prior to a proficiency test that without enthusiasm for one’s work a soldier is dead from the neck up and soon will be dead–period.”
― Colonel Don Wilson, Code Name: William Tell

tags: esprit-de-corps, military-service, preparedness

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“As a people, we are not very good students of history; we keep repeating the same mistakes at dreadful costs.”
― Col Don Wilson

tags: history, history-repeating-itself

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“Politics requires sacrifice. The sacrifice of others, of course.”
― Michael Dobbs, House of Cards

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“His deepest need was that people should like him. An admirable trait that; in a spaniel. Or a whore.”
― Michael Dobbs, House of Cards

tags: funny-but-true, political

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“A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circlue of our felicities.”
― Thomas Jefferson

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