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End of Year Holiday Edition 2012

In This Issue
Christmas Song
Leadership Tip
Thought of the Month
Overland Staff Ride
A Marine's Christmas Song 


Here's a great tune written and sung on YouTube by MSgt Robert Allen USMC for his wife this Christmas.

MSgt Allen will be LIVE on British Forces Broadcasting Services radio Christmas Day at 8:30 AM ET!

 

Operational Leadership Tip

 

Robert E. Lee

  

From 

"The Campaign of Fredericskburg" by LtCol G.F.R. Henderson

 

The Southern commander [Lee] having brought his troops up to the position he had selected, communicated without reserve to his lieutenants his general plan, and then gave frankly into their hands the conduct of the fight.

 

The lesson should be impressed upon all officers who may have the direction of any military operation, however insignificant:

 

1.  Make up your mind clearly as to the course you intend to pursue.

 

2.  Let your plan be as simple as possible; well defined both as to the means to be employed and the objective aimed at.

 

3.  Take care that it is prosecuted with the utmost determination, and if your subordinates ar

 

 

 

 

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Greetings!

 

Thank you for your interest in OMNA International.  Our newsletter provides an update on our latest adventures in leadership development and other related efforts aimed at building a culture of watchfulness and preparedness.  We'll also provide some ideas on a variety of topics which we hope you find useful as you lead those entrusted to your care.  

We thank everyone who participated in our adventures throughout 2012, and we look forward to 2013 and beyond.  May each of you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  

  
Semper Fidelis,

OMNA International

 

Thought of the Month:  

    

"More than any gift or toy, ornament of tree, let us resolve that this Christmas shall be, like that first Christmas, a celebration of interior treasures."  

 

Ronald Reagan

President of the United States

1981-1989

 

Remembering 'Twas the Fight before Christmas in 2008.RMs Celebrate Christmas Eve in Afghanistan
Overland, Petersburg, and Appomattox

This past October, OMNA supported the USNA LEAD Program with our annual weekend-long staff ride from Wilderness to Appomattox.   We were honored to have MajGen Don Gardner USMC (Ret), Past President of Marine Corps University, join us for discussions at City Point to discuss the Petersburg Campaign.  

Don Gardner leads discussion at Grant's HQ, City Point
MajGen Don Gardner USMC (Ret) leads discussion at Grant's Headquarters, City Point, on the James River

Saunders Field, Wilderness Battlefield
The Overland Campaign begins with discussion at Saunders Field on the Wilderness Battlefield

McLean House
The staff ride ends at the McLean House, site of Lee's surrender in Appomattox, Virginia

About OMNA International

 

OMNA International provides support services for leaders with vision and good moral character.  If you are such a leader, or would like to become one, we invite you to explore our website to learn what we can offer your organization.  We are retired U.S. Marines and Firefighters with a good deal of pragmatic experience in developing leaders for organizations with a bias for action.  We thank you for your interest, and hope that we can be of service to you and the organization you lead.

  

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