“Not your everyday soldier...”

Senior for Clark
California

Once I got to know a lot about General Wesley Clark, I could not understand why some people, including a few of his military colleagues, made some criticisms that just didn’t make any sense or for which there was any evidence, especially about a man who was first in his class at West Point and who could have lost his life after taking four bullets in Viet Nam. It was always clear that Clark was not your everyday soldier, but why the occasional bad mouthing?

When I read this quote from General Barry McCaffrey, I fully understood why:

“Wes was always looked on as too well-educated, too wired, too good-looking. He’s not a simple crunch soldier.”

It’s sad but true that being bright, highly motivated to achieve, and handsome to boot is a sure-fire recipe for those twin green monsters, ENVY and RESENTMENT. For our nation’s own good, we need to put egos aside and bestow honor upon someone who served his country so admirably for his entire adult lifetime.