spoti.fi/3uue6Mu 2019 was the first year I had ever heard of (or maybe comprehended?) the American tragedy in Tulsa.

As we approach a century after, I reflect on what I can do today to ensure nothing like this happens again. 🧵

#ThoughtForTheDay
In 1921, the armed forces would not be integrated for another 27 years. WAAC would not be actualized for 21, and American Women’s right to vote was recognized less that a year prior.
Every day I am excited to be in an Army in 2021. One that is committing itself to #PeopleFirst. Initiatives like #ProjectInclusion, #ThisIsMySquad, and #WhatsYourWarrior are making my Army a stronger, more cohesive, more capable #USArmy than ever before.
The efforts of countless Service Members willing to face discrimination, inequality, and abuse within the ranks have given the Army so many firsts of which to be proud and role models to aspire to and emulate.
This ethic - built on #respect, motivated by #EspritdeCorps, and sustained by #honor - is what makes the Army, the DoD, and the Nation a little better every day.
I pause and remember one of the first lessons I learned when I reported for BCT @FortKnoxKY,
“Always leave it better than you found it: barracks, field site, your unit, the Army, yourself.”

A lesson I do my best to live by and pass on. I hope you will do the same. #DoYourPart

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#TheUnitLibrary #Bookclub 🧵
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Remember our charge and creed. 🧵 ImageImage
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#TheUnitLibrary #BookClub 🧵
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‘What? No. Really?’ The first line, and already my bias was showing. A common occurrence through the meticulously presented data of how at every turn, half the world’s population is let down.
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Please share.

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