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Looking back on my 34-year Army career, you could really sum it up in two words- caring and serving. I served in defense of the country that I love, … - Clara Leach Adams-Ender
" "Looking back on my 34-year Army career, you could really sum it up in two words- caring and serving. I served in defense of the country that I love, and I served people. And I learned a lot by doing both. At the end of the day, I can look back and say that I was a good soldier, a very good troop. And I am fiercely proud of that. The Army provided me an opportunity to be all that I could be, and I think I took full advantage of that opportunity. A famous writer and poet once said that the purpose of life is to count, to have made a difference that you lived at all." I sincerely believe that I contributed and that I made a difference while in the Army. I also believe that I am still making a difference in the lives of others by caring and serving. At the end of the day, that's what life is really all about.
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About Clara Leach Adams-Ender
Clara Leach Adams-Ender (born July 11, 1939) is a retired United States Army officer who served as Chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps from September 1987 to August 1991. She was the first woman to receive her master's degree in military arts and sciences from the United States Army Command and General Staff College. She is also the first African-American nurse corps officer to graduate from the United States Army War College. When she retired, in 1993, she was serving as commanding officer of Fort Belvoir, in Fairfax County, Virginia. After retirement, in 2001 she published a memoir: My Rise to the Stars: How a Sharecropper's Daughter Became an Army General.
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1. Whatever you do, do it with enthusiasm.
2. In all relationships with people, relate to them so that they will speak kindly of you, especially when you are not present.
3. There is only one thing in life over which you have total control, and that is your attitude.
4. Always encourage others, especially youngsters.
5. Taking action will cure most fears.
6. Keep your body tuned.
7. Only to the extent that you love yourself can you ever love another person.
8. Possess high expectations of yourself. After all, it is what you expect of you that really counts.
9. You have choices in all situations- whether you like them or not.
10. To not decide is also a decision.
11. Giving service makes you feel better about yourself that you made a difference in someone's life.
12. It is not what happens to you in life that is important- it's how you react to what happens to you.
13. A good sense of humor will help you over many rough spots.
14. Take your work seriously, but never take yourself too seriously.
15. Above all else, be kind.
I'd operated at full-throttle for thirty-four years to push the goals and objectives of the U.S. Army forward. So to wake up one morning and find my appointment calendar totally empty- no brushfires to extinguish or strategic plans to implement- was a truly jarring, discombobulating experience. Not to mention depressing.
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There were about 500 folks in the reviewing stands during my retirement parade at Ft. Belvoir. I thought I would experience a rush of powerful emotions and feelings during my last day in the Army, but that wasn't the case. The day was pretty much a blur, to be truthful. One minute I was in the Army, the next minute I wasn't. When my last day finally wound down, following a reception after my retirement parade, I went home and stood in front of a mirror as I took my uniform off one last time. A weary-looking, fifty-four-year-old black woman stared back. "You are retired," I told her. Instead of reacting visibly, she seemed almost indifferent. Hmmpphh! I took my uniform off and hung it up, as I had done thousands of times. Then I went to bed and immediately fell asleep.
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