Best Moment Served as Commander Blanchfield Army Hospital Ft Campbell KY for 28 Months. I was told by the AMEDD I got this command because I was the only command select that had Aviator, Airborne and Air Assault Wings - everything this post was about. This was my favorite command because it was with the real army and on a warfighting post. Loved my boss, MG John Campbell (just like the post) the Division Commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), who ended up being the 4 Star Vice Chief of Staff of the Army. He loved it that I ran a great medical facility and was in charge of all things medical on post, ran with the troop, jumped with Special forces and flew helicopters with the 160th Special Operations Brigade. . Unfortunately, when MG Campbell deployed with the Division to Afghanistan for a year I ended up working for a rent-a-general and real sycophant who I respectfully refused to adore or back down from. MG Campbell still wrote my evaluations and he placed me at the top of his Command Colonels. Of the many accomplishments I enjoyed in this command the one I was most proud of was putting a professional running track complete with workout stations circling the entire hospital. Also, I planned the $50 million extension to the hospital that did come to pass.
Worst Moment The day I realized I would never make BG because of AMEDD Politics! I was handsdown the most qualified on any scale and all knew it. Never a more bitter or disappointing moment in my 40 year career!
