“The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.”

About John W. Vessey, Jr.

Military Officer • American

John William Vessey Jr. was a distinguished United States Army general who served as the tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1982 to 1985. His remarkable military career spanned 46 years, beginning as a...