“His commitment to excellence was evident at an early stage of his career.”

Rick St. John
Richmond, Virginia

 
During the early months when Wes Clark announced his intention to run for president, I had a conversation with my father about him. Wes and my father graduated from West Point in the class of 1966, where Wes was ranked number one.  His best friend at West Point was my father's roommate.  My father told me that when he would be leaving the room at night for a little recreation, Wes would be arriving with a stack of text books to study the night away.  His commitment to excellence was evident at an early stage of his career.
 
 
My father had a wonderful career in the military and was highly decorated in Vietnam for bravery and valor.  He was always promoted to the next higher rank ahead of most of his peers and received great assignments.  That being said, Wes was promoted WAY ahead of everyone else and after a while was several ranks ahead of anyone in the entire class of 1966.  His intelligence, determination, work ethic, and integrity was recognized by his superiors at all levels.
 
 
He naturally rises above all the others and to this day, displays the same commitment to excellence.