I was honored to be a key note speaker at the Senior NCO Leadership Conference for the HIANG 154th Wing in Hawaii on September 12, 2008. That was almost a year ago. Yet, today I find myself thinking of the words, Wonder and Belief, over and over again.
Maybe it’s because today is the 46th anniversary of the delivery of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Along with his last speech (“I’ve Been to the Mountain Top”) delivered in 1968, King’s powerful words resonate with me to this very day . . . “In these powerful days, these days of challenge will make America what it ought to be, we have an opportunity to make America a better nation.”
Or, maybe the words “wonder and belief” go through my head because of the loss I feel over the recent passing of one of our great leaders, Ted Kennedy. His dreams for a better world, his bright outlook for our cumulative potential, and his passion for fighting for what he believed in – all of these things come to my mind as I right this entry.
So in honor of all the authentic leaders of our world, I want to share the script from the second part of a two-part speech I delivered to the amazing men and women in service for our country. “Wonder and Belief” was also inspired by and dedicated to the authentic leaders, past and present, who touch my personal life everyday: Robert S.K. Lee Jr., Robert E. Rinker, Ira Vanterpool, Richard Dooley.
Please take a moment to read my keynote: Wonder and Belief
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