After 40 years of service to his country, Army Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper is one of only two members of West Point’s Class of 1979 still on active duty. He reflects on changes in the military over that span, his tours abroad, and Douglas MacArthur’s principles of “duty, honor, and country.”

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Army Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper: The Front Of The Long Grey Line

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Army Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper: The Front Of The Long Grey Line

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