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President of the Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society and adviser, Center for Military Readiness; was the general secretary and lead convenor of the World Congress of Families (1997); National Commission on Children in the Reagan Administration;former executive vice president, Rockford Institute; visiting fellow, American Enterprise Institute Attorney, advisory board member of Center for Military Readiness; serves on bank and hospital boards in Marietta, Ohio; bass-baritone in musical theater and at the Republican National Convention Actress, mezzo-soprano at the Republican National Convention; advisory board member of Chenter for Military Readiness;  county chairman in eight political campaigns; long-time activist Eagle Forum

Vice Chairman, Foreign Policy Research Institute (1986-); advisory board member of Center for Military Readiness; retired U.S. Marine Corps in 1964 and worked in  Interstate Oil Transport Company, a tugboat/oil barge company engaged in petroleum transportation; President of the Marine Corps University Foundation, a Councilor of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, a Director of the Center for the Study of Popular Culture

GENERAL FREDERICK J. KROESEN, USA (RET.) is the former Commander in Chief, US Army Europe, and Commander, NATO Central Army Group. In his 40-year military career, General Kroesen commanded troops in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, including the 82nd Airborne Division, US VII Corps, Germany, and Forces Command at Fort McPherson, GA. He earned many decorations, including the Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal. He also served as Vice Chief of Staff, uS Army. He is a graduate of Rutgers University, and earned an M.A. in International Affairs at George Washington University. General Kroesen is currently Chairman of the Board at MPRI., Inc., and a consultant specializing in national and international military affairs. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Institute of Land Warfare, Association of the United States Army. founder and director of The Institute of World Politics, a graduate school of international affairs in partnership with Boston University. Previously, he served as Director of European and Soviet Affairs at the National Security Council from 1983-1987 and as Special Advisor to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 1981-1983

SAMUEL K. LESSEY, JR., a graduate of West Point (1945), Harvard Law and Harvard Business schools, served in the Air Force Reserve for 12 years and retired as a Brigadier General. President Ronald Reagan appointed him Director of the Selective Service System (1987-1991). He has served as Inspector General of the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), member of a Management Implementation Team for the Air Force Reserve, and member of the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. He was Vice President of Shearson, Hamill & Co., one of the ten largest investment banking and brokerage firms in America, and Vice President and Director of the National Aviation Corporation. Mr. Lessey served as a pilot with the Ninth Air Force, the Pacific Division of Military Air Transport Service, and as a law instructor on the staff and faculty of the U.S. Naval Academy. He belongs to many professional and service organizations, and was chosen in 1994 to head the National Stroke Association. Washington Editor of National Review. In her column "Bread and Circuses," she writes principally about Congress, politics, and domestic policy. Previously, as Vice President of Government Relations at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., she kept Washington policymakers abreast of Heritage proposals and research findings. As Heritage’s Deputy Director of Domestic Policy Studies, she supervised studies in the areas of health care, welfare, education, and housing. From 1986 to 1988, she was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In 1992, she was appointed by President George Bush to the Presidential Commission on Women in the Armed Forces, which was charged to study the question of whether women should be assigned to direct combat positions. Mrs. O'Beirne is a regular on CNN's Capital Gang, appears as a substitute host on CNN's Crossfire, and as a commentator on The Lehrer Newshour. She is married to a retired career infantry officer, and has lived on military installations in the U.S. and abroad. She received her J.D. degree from St. John's University Law School. Vice admiral, U.S. Navy, retired; adviser to the Center for Military Readiness; former Commander, United States Sixth Fleet and former Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

COLONEL NAHIDA C. SHERMAN, USAF (RET.) was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force in 1968 upon completion of Officer Training School. In addition to being a 1969 Southeast Asia veteran, she served as an imagery interpreter, intelligence analyst and squadron section commander until she separated from active duty in 1973. In 1978, Colonel Sherman resumed military service in an active U.S. Air Force Reserve career until her retirement in 1992. She served in a variety of Reserve and active duty assignments with the Department of Defense as an Intelligence Analyst, Indications & Warnings Officer, Intelligence Reserve Detachment Commander and Mobilization Augmentee to the Office of the Air Force Chief of Staff, Intelligence. ROBERT E. STUMPF, USN (RET.) is a retired US Navy officer, now a commercial airline pilot. He was the commanding officer and flight leader of the world-famous Blue Angels from 1992-1994. Stumpf earned many decorations during the 1986 Libya campaign and the Persian Gulf War, including the Distinguished Flying Cross. As commander of Strike Fighter Squadron 83, he flew 22 missions over Iraq, including the first and last air strikes of the war. From 1993-96, he waged an active campaign to clear his name from unsubstantiated charges arising from the 1991 Tailhook Association Symposium. Stumpf attended the event to receive the Estocin Award for the best F-18 (Hornet) squadron in the Navy, and was cleared of wrongdoing by a Navy Board of Inquiry. His promotion to the rank of Captain was confirmed and he began training as a carrier air wing commander. Nevertheless, his promotion was withdrawn by the Senate because Navy officials failed to "flag" his file. In 1996, when the Secretary of the Navy withdrew his promotion for the second time, Stumpf retired from military service. Mr. Stumpf is a graduate of the Naval Academy (1974), the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and earned his M.S. in National Security Studies at Georgetown University. Lieutenant general, U.S. Army, retired; Program Director for the Army Force Management School at Ft. Belvoir, VA.; advisory board, Center for Military Policy; Inspector General of the U.S. Army from 1977 until his retirement in 1983; Military Assistant to President George Bush and Director of the White House Military Office, from 1990-92; Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Army Personnel from 1975-1976, during which time the decision was made to increase the number of women in the Army from 2% to 10%. He was the responsible staff officer for implementation of the enrollment of women at West Point, and was Director of Management in the Office of the Army Chief of Staff from 1976-77 Admiral, U.S. Navy, retired; Chief of Naval Operations during the Reagan Administration

LIEUTENANT GENERAL CLAUDIUS E. WATTS III, USAF (RET.), who graduated from The Citadel in 1958, served as its President from 1989-1996. General Watts had previously served as Comptroller of the Air Force until his retirement from active duty in 1989. General Watts served with the 12th Special Operations Squadron in Vietnam from 1967-68. He flew more than 7,000 hours, including 276 combat missions, for which he received 44 awards and decorations for distinguished service and gallantry. In 1976 he served as chief of Operations and Training with the 1402’s Military Airlift Squadron, and later commanded the 438th Military Airlift Group at McGuire AFB. General Watts has served on a number of boards, including the National Collegiate Athletic Association Council, and the Advisory Council of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. He attended the Army Command and General Staff College, the National War College, the London School of Economics as a Fullbright scholar, the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and Harvard University.

THE HONORABLE FAITH WHITTLESEY served two tours as the United States Ambassador to Switzerland during the Reagan Administration, from 1981-83 and 1985-86. She also served as a member of the Senior White House Staff heading the Office of Public Liaison from 1983-85. Previously, she was the Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Special Assistant Attorney General in the Pennsylvania Department of Justice. She was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature for two terms. Ms. Whittlesey has been Chairman and CEO of the American Swiss Foundation in New York for nine years, and is currently the Chairman of Christian Freedom International, a human rights organization that defends the rights of persecuted Christians worldwide. She is a member of several corporate and charitable boards, including the Sunbeam Corporation, Valassis Communications, and Schindler USA. Ms. Whittlesey is a Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude graduate of Wells College, and received her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. She is the past recipient of three honorary doctorates and a Ford Foundation grant to attend the Hague Academy of International Law.

WALTER E. WILLIAMS, Ph.D. is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics and the Chairman of the Economics Department of George Mason University. He serves on the boards of directors of the Hoover Institution, the Reason Foundation, Citizens for a Sound Economy, and is on the advisory boards of the Landmark Legal Foundation and the Cato Institute, among others. In addition, he writes a weekly nationally syndicated column and is a frequent commentator on radio and television programs such as The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Nightline, and Wall Street Week. Dr. Williams is the author of over eighty articles published in scholarly journals and major national magazines, plus six books, one of which was subsequently made into the PBS documentary Good Intentions. His fellowships and awards include: Hoover Institution National Fellow, Ford Foundation Fellow, and the Adam Smith Award. Dr. Williams holds a B.A. in Economics from California State University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from the University of California at Los Angeles. He also holds a doctor of humane letters from Virginia Union University and Grove City College and a doctor of laws from Washington and Jefferson College.

WILLIAM A. WOODRUFF is a Professor of Law at Campbell University School of Law in North Carolina. He is the former chief of the litigation division of the Army's Office of the Judge Advocate General, HQ, Department of the Army. Professor Woodruff was promoted to the rank of colonel just prior to his retirement from active service in 1992. His article "The DOD Homosexual Exclusion Policy: Illegal Discrimination or Legitimate Personnel Policy?" explores the legal foundations of the military's policy on homosexuality. Mr. Woodruff received his B.A. from the University of Alabama and graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina Law School.