Archive for March 2021
Expect the unexpected!
So what did I learn when bombs literally fell on our parade? That night I wrote in my journal after I related the events: “Expect the unexpected!!” No one predicted the enemy would attack Karzai, the various ambassadors and generals, during a parade, in the middle of Kabul, for heaven’s sake! After deeper reflection, it…
Read MoreWhat happened in Afghanistan?
What happened?: I was feeling confident after a few months in Afghanistan. We were holding our own during the enemy’s “spring offensive” and I felt we had the right plan – for you in the military, our campaign plan, which was much like our annual operating plan in the business world. So on a bright…
Read MoreWhy write a book?
Why write a memoir about an unpopular war that refuses to totally end? In a place most Americans could not easily find on a map, much less identify with its people? And with an enemy numerous but incredibly difficult to categorize with certitude? First reason: because I needed to. It helped me deal with my…
Read MoreWelcome to my first blog!
Hi, I’m Jeff Schloesser, and THANKS for clicking onto my very first blog ever. I spent over three decades leading troops in combat, and the last decade working in the no-fail aerospace sector, but I’m a beginner at blogging – I promise I will learn fast, and in each blog provide an insight I have…
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