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  • Chivalry is not defined only as a nice gesture from a man to a woman. It is not gender-, age- or race-specific. Anyone can be chivalrous, and everyone should.

    Chivalry in the Fast Lane

    Chivalry is not defined only as a nice gesture from a man to a woman. It is not gender-, age- or race-specific. Anyone can be chivalrous, and everyone should.

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  • My story of chivalry doesn’t involve anything that will change the world, but I think it’s a fine example of a knight in shining armor. It happened several years ago...

    Shining Armor and a Dirty Job

    My story of chivalry doesn’t involve anything that will change the world, but I think it’s a fine example of a knight in shining armor. It happened several years ago...

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  • I was in Indianapolis for my first Bands of America Grand Nationals event. My band was staying at the Radisson hotel. The second night we were there, we were eating...

    A Knight in the Band

    I was in Indianapolis for my first Bands of America Grand Nationals event. My band was staying at the Radisson hotel. The second night we were there, we were eating...

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  • I grew up in Southern California in the ’50s, the son of an immigrant from post WWII Denmark. My dad was very proud of his hard-earned citizenship, but never to...

    Sacrifices and Courage

    I grew up in Southern California in the ’50s, the son of an immigrant from post WWII Denmark. My dad was very proud of his hard-earned citizenship, but never to...

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  • It takes no title to be a leader, and it is crucial to understand the difference between managing and leading. Philosophically, a person must be a leader first, then a manager.

    A Leader Defined

    It takes no title to be a leader, and it is crucial to understand the difference between managing and leading. Philosophically, a person must be a leader first, then a manager.

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  • How is a hero like a horse?

Sounds like the beginning of a rude joke, doesn’t it? Yet surprisingly, as we explore the realities of the “warrior’s code” in today’s world, maybe that comparison deserves some serious consideration rather than just a witty punch line.

    The Heroic Beast of Burden

    How is a hero like a horse? Sounds like the beginning of a rude joke, doesn’t it? Yet surprisingly, as we explore the realities of the “warrior’s code” in today’s world, maybe that comparison deserves some serious consideration rather than just a witty punch line.

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  • The job of the leader has changed very little throughout the centuries, and (as Sir Geoffroi would surely tell us) what was true of knights in the Middle Ages is still largely true for leaders today.

    The U.S. Army & Chivalry

    The job of the leader has changed very little throughout the centuries, and (as Sir Geoffroi would surely tell us) what was true of knights in the Middle Ages is still largely true for leaders today.

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  • I live in California and attend graduate school at night at CSU San Bernardino. One evening on the way home, I was in a terrifying hit-and-run collision on the freeway....

    Chivalry and the Tow Truck Driver

    I live in California and attend graduate school at night at CSU San Bernardino. One evening on the way home, I was in a terrifying hit-and-run collision on the freeway....

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  • Imagine you have the “perfect” job — working for a Fortune 500 company, or maybe a respected government agency, with a prestigious executive title. Your family is happy and healthy, you live in an upscale suburban neighborhood, drive a handsome automobile and your salary is enough to allow your spouse to stay at home and be a full-time parent. Career-wise, you are “set for life.”

Then, one day, you discover a dark, horrible secret lurking in a forgotten filing cabinet

    Knights Who Blow the Whistle

    Imagine you have the “perfect” job — working for a Fortune 500 company, or maybe a respected government agency, with a prestigious executive title. Your family is happy and healthy, you live in an upscale suburban neighborhood, drive a handsome automobile and your salary is enough to allow your spouse to stay at home and be a full-time parent. Career-wise, you are “set for life.” Then, one day, you discover a dark, horrible secret lurking in a forgotten filing cabinet

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  • When I was new to the Navy in the late ’80s I was sent to the Naval Training Center in San Diego, California. I remember the first time I was...

    Pizza and Inspiration for Navy Seaman Recruits

    When I was new to the Navy in the late ’80s I was sent to the Naval Training Center in San Diego, California. I remember the first time I was...

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