![]() I left the JOC, shifted into my PT gear, and jogged over to the large sprung shelter that served as our athletic facility. “I’m going to the gym for an hour,” I said. I checked the operations schedule and our next mission wasn’t going outside the wire for another two hours. I’m sure the general will find something to keep the president busy.” “Well, that’s the Division Commander’s responsibility. ![]() But what are they going to do with POTUS now? He’s stuck in Bagram for the next six There is only about one-hundred-foot visibility between here and Kabul and they’re not going to risk flying POTUS in this weather.” ![]() That evening I got another powerful lesson in the value of doing your duty. After Air Force One landed at Bagram Air Base, the weather between Bagram and the capital city of Kabul turned bad and the president got stranded. A few years earlier I was in Afghanistan when President Obama made a sur- prise visit to see Afghan president Hamid Karzai. ![]() Below is an excerpt from Admiral William McRaven’s latest book, The Hero Code: Lessons from Lives Well Lived.ĭoing your duty need not require the sacrifice and valor of a John McCain. ![]()
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