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Of Fists and Fathers: A Remembrance
Maj. Jim Mauldin, a U.S. Army special forces officer of mammoth size and prodigious strength, stood in my office doorway, blocking all light. He wanted something from me, his battalion commander. Jim spoke in a southern Virginia drawl with an unhurried cadence that matched his temperament. He got right to the point: “Sir, I would like permission for Master Sgt. Mark Coleman to go to Fort Benning and conduct a parachute jump with his son, who is in airborne school.” This otherwise benign request came at a terrible time. It was late fall of 2009. Our special forces battalion was The post Of Fists and Fathers: A Remembrance appeared first on War on the Rocks.
Maj. Jim Mauldin, a U.S. Army special forces officer of mammoth size and prodigious strength, stood in my office doorway, blocking all light. He wanted something from me, his battalion commander. Jim spoke in a southern Virginia drawl with an unhurried cadence that matched his temperament. He got right to the point: “Sir, I would like permission for Master Sgt. Mark Coleman to go to Fort Benning and conduct a parachute jump with his son, who is in airborne school.” This otherwise benign request came at a terrible time. It was late fall of 2009. Our special forces battalion was
The post Of Fists and Fathers: A Remembrance appeared first on War on the Rocks.
