Bruce McQuain from QandO joined us once again for Someone You Should Know, our weekly tribute to the troops. Bruce is a veteran of the Vietnam war and spent 28 years in the U.S. Army. He brings a perspective and understanding to these stories that we could never match.
This week Bruce told us the story of Sgt. Gregory S. Ruske,
Soldiering is not only about leadership and valor, but competence and mentoring. It is the job of every NCO to ensure those for which he or she are responsible are ready to take step forward and do their mentor’s job when the time comes or when they’re promoted into that position. How well they perform is a reflection of their mentor’s dedication to the well-being and competence of the soldiers put in his charge. Army reserve Sgt. Gregory S. Ruske learned the results of that lesson first-hand in combat in Afghanistan.
“I don’t consider myself a hero,” said Sgt. Ruske. “I was just an ordinary guy put in an extraordinary situation. I reacted based on my upbringing, training and compassion, and thankfully, it worked out in the end.”
The Someone You Should Know radio collaboration began as an extension of Matt Burden’s series at Blackfive. Bruce McQuain from QandO does an incredible job with the series every week.
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