The Lessons of Oliver North
Proceedings Magazine - March 1989 Vol.
115/3/1,033
By Fred Haynes, Major General, U. S. Marine Corps
(Retired)
As the new administration settles in, some colonels and Navy captains—and even a few lieutenant colonels and commanders— are moving into the offices of high-level elected and appointed officials, where they will serve as military assistants, executive assistants, advisers and, in a few cases, just plain “gofers.” This inevitably brings to mind the case of Oliver North. What lessons does that unfortunate affair hold for the senior officials of this new administration and for the military officers chosen to serve them?
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