Open letter
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General Martin E. Dempsey
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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General Martin E. Dempsey serves as the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In this capacity, he serves as the principal military adviser to the
President, the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Council.
By law, he is the nation’s highest-ranking military officer.
Prior to becoming Chairman, the general served as the Army’s 37th
Chief of Staff.
Past assignments have taken him
and his family across the globe during both peace and war from Platoon Leader
to Combatant Commander. He is a 1974 graduate of the United States
Military Academy and a career armor officer.
As a company grade officer,
he served with the 2nd Cavalry in United States Army Europe and
with the 10th Cavalry at Fort Carson. Following troop command
he earned his Masters of Arts in English from Duke University and was
assigned to the English Department at West Point. In 1991, GEN
Dempsey deployed with the Third Armored Division in support of OPERATION
DESERT STORM. Following DESERT STORM, he commanded 4th
Battalion 67th Armor (Bandits) in Germany for two years and then
departed to become Armor Branch Chief in US Army Personnel Command. From
1996-1998 he served as the 67th Colonel of the Third Armored
Cavalry Regiment. Following this assignment as the Army’s “senior scout”
he served on the Joint Staff as an Assistant Deputy Director in J-5 and as
Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. From
September 2001 to June 2003, General Dempsey served in the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia training and advising the Saudi Arabian National Guard. In June
of 2003, General Dempsey took command of the 1st Armored Division
in Baghdad, Iraq. After 14 months in Iraq, General Dempsey redeployed
the division to Germany and completed his command tour in July of
2005. He then returned to Iraq for two years in August of 2005 to train
and equip the Iraqi Security Forces as Commanding General of
MNSTC-I. From August 2007 through October 2008, GEN Dempsey served as
the Deputy Commander and then Acting Commander of U.S. Central
Command. Before becoming Chief of Staff of the Army, he commanded US
Army Training and Doctrine Command from December 2008-March 2011.
General Dempsey’s awards and
decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf
Cluster, the Distinguished Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the
Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf
Clusters, the Bronze Star with “V” Device and Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat
Action Badge, and the Parachutist Badge. In addition to his Masters’
Degree in English, he holds Masters’ Degrees in Military Art and in National
Security Studies.
General Dempsey and his high
school sweetheart Deanie have three children: Chris, Megan, and Caitlin. Each
has served in the United States Army. Chris remains on active
duty. They have seven wonderful
grandchildren: Kayla, Mackenna and Finley by Chris and daughter-in-law
Julie, Luke and Braden by Caitlin and son-in-law Shane, and Alexander and
Hunter by Megan and son-in-law Kory.
(Current as of June 2012)
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July 15, 2013
Dear General Dempsey,
I am but one person, however, I feel in my
heart that much like that one weed in the garden, there are a lot of others but
they just have not come into full view yet.
I served honorably in the active military
service and on several occasions I raised my right hand and swore an oath to my
country to protect it against all enemies “foreign and domestic”. While I see that you are “principal military
adviser to the President, the Secretary of Defense and the National Security
Council”. I believe that you are also directly
responsible to the people of this nation, to oversee with unyielding uncompromising
tenacity that our country is always governed lawfully. It is this last statement I wish to address
directly.
With your service to do your sworn duty for
“we the people” has been less than stellar as far as I can tell. I say this because of the way corporations,
politicians, lawyers and bankers have continued to go on with “business as
usual” without being called out on their inexcusable inappropriate actions and
you know exactly what I’m talking about.
I would even go on to say that your inaction is in direct conflict with
your sworn oath to the military, our country and “we the people”.
So having provided you a peek into your
performance as far as “we the people” and if it has made you feel
“uncomfortable” then there is still hope for us as a nation and as a
people.
Now what to do? Maybe inform “the President, the Secretary of
Defense and the National Security Council” of this growing situation that will
not go away.
Thank you for lending any ear and I hope
there is something positive that comes of this.
Respectfully,
T L Gilman
2 comments:
Do you not think the General is being threatened and is scared ?
He is an Obama appointee. You won't get anywhere with Dempsey; he's bought and paid for. Nice try though.
God bless us all and keep us safe in Jesus' name. Amen.
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