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Karen Gibson spent many years building her identity around being a soldier. Then stage three cancer took away the one thing she wanted most: the chance to deploy. Three weeks before she was supposed to leave for Baghdad, she started chemotherapy. Her oncologist told her she would not be going anywhere for at least…

Karen Gibson defeated stage three cancer before retiring as a three-star general. Facing mortality was not her hardest fight. What tested her most was having to stay behind while her unit went to war. Three weeks before deploying to Baghdad with the 18th Airborne Corps, a routine screening caught the tumor. The m…

Before Secretary Todd B. McCaffrey became a two-star Army general who commanded battalions and brigades in combat, he was a young man who wanted to fly for the Navy. His father had served in the Navy. McCaffrey wanted the Naval Academy and imagined becoming a naval aviator. He applied more than once. He did not g…

Karen Gibson spent many years building her identity around being a soldier. Then stage three cancer took away the one thing she wanted most: the chance to deploy. Three weeks before she was supposed to leave for Baghdad, she started chemotherapy. Her oncologist told her she would not be going anywhere for at least…

John F. Hussey described one of his leadership principles to me: never ask soldiers to do something he would not do himself. He carried that principle with him even after reaching two-star rank. At Fort McCoy, he saw soldiers training on the rappel tower, took the rope, and went down the tower himself. For Hussey,…

I'm excited to share this milestone for the Danny Li Podcast! I'm grateful for the opportunity to share my guests' stories and the defining moments that shaped their lives. Through these conversations, veterans can hear from people who understand their service and the challenges of life after the uniform. Thank y…