"The autobiography of Lt. Gen. Julius "W. Becton Jr., U.S. Army (Ret.), presents his remarkable career and reveals the influences that contributed to his success. Becton reflects on his youth in the suburban Philadelphia area, his parental and family influences, and his almost forty years of service in the U.S. Army and in subsequent civilian appointments. His devotion to leadership, education, service, race, and his spiritual upbringing are all central themes in the book." "In 2007 he was selected to receive the George Catlett Marshall Medal, the highest award presented by the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA), for being a "soldier, combat commander, administrator, educator, public servant, government leader, and role model.""--Jacket.

$g Chapter 1 $t Growing up on the Main Line $g 1 -- $g Chapter 2 $t My Call to Service $g 14 -- $g Chapter 3 $t Active Duty Again $g 31 -- $g Chapter 4 $t Back to the Pacific $g 39 -- $g Chapter 5 $t Peacetime Duty $g 48 -- $g Chapter 6 $t Higher Education $g 59 -- $g Chapter 7 $t The Washington Rat Race $g 70 -- $g Chapter 8 $t Command in Combat $g 77 -- $g Chapter 9 $t The Home Front $g 90 -- $g Chapter 10 $t Life as a General Officer $g 105 -- $g Chapter 11 $t Change of Command $g 115 -- $g Chapter 12 $t The Honest Broker $g 136 -- $g Chapter 13 $t Jayhawkland $g 148 -- $g Chapter 14 $t The Final Salute $g 167 -- $g Chapter 15 $t The Politics of Disaster $g 179 -- $g Chapter 16 $t Taking Charge of FEMA $g 189 -- $g Chapter 17 $t Prairie View $g 207 -- $g Chapter 18 $t An Improbable Journey $g 230 -- $g Chapter 19 $t My Toughest Challenge $g 241 -- $g Chapter 20 $t Retirement at Last $g 266.