Veteran On The Move

About this Episode In this special series released on Wednesdays, we are honored to have Brigadier General Tom Draude. Callsign Sage, Tom commissioned in June 1962 after graduation from the Naval Academy and served in the Marine Corps for 30 1/2 years. He served three combat tours in Vietnam as an infantry officer and was the Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Marine Division during operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.  Sage is the recipient of two Silver Stars, the Purple Heart Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry Medal with Palm. Key Points of Discussion Tom’s growing up Going back to Kankakee to give a talk The three major failures in Tom’s life Learning from failure Key Milestones of this Episode [01:00] Tom’s childhood [01:59] Talking in Kankakee  [03:38] Facts about failure [04:11] Tom’s first failure [07:14] Tom’s second failure [19:45] Tom’s third failure [21:59] Wrapping up Key Quotes by Tom Draude “For a relationship to work, it helps t