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When we talk about great baseball players the highest grade a player can have is that he is referred to as a 5-tool player. That means that he can hit for average, hit for power as in home runs, he can run the bases well with good speed, he has a strong throwing arm and he is an exemplary fielder. Take Corey Seager of the Rangers, he does all of these functions at a very high level. They are the fundamentals of a great baseball player; and he has practiced and works on these all of the time.
Ted Williams was one of the greatest baseball hitters ever. He wrote a book called "The Science of Hitting". The speed of a bat striking a ball imparts a force that propels the ball on an arch over the fence. It's a good math problem, determining the exit velocity and what you might call a smash factor. Now Ted was the first manager of the Texas Rangers in 1972 but did you know he was also veteran of World War II and Korea?
Corey has learned from Ted's fundamentals and many others as he trains his mind and body to become the best he can be; to rise to the top of his chosen profession. He continues to work on his fundamentals; study his competition and learn new strategies. This is lifelong learning. And it all started when he was young.
It does not matter what you end up doing in life; if you are going to be a farmer, welder, teacher or doctor you will want to continue to learn new things; to be the best that you can be.
This first exhibit of the Mobile Museum contains artifacts of soldiers who rose to the top of their profession. These are the Generals and Admirals of our Armed Forces.
And how did they do this? It started with fundamentals. To become a General or Admiral requires a lot of training; this can be formal schooling, training, research, practice and other learning processes. It is a lifetime of learning.
Some of these Flag Officers as they are sometimes referred, are Surgeons and Doctors, Engineers, Attorneys, Biologists, Mathematicians, Computer and Technical Specialists, Transportation specialists, History and International Studies specialists as well as Pilots, Sailors, and Infantrymen. They have all kinds of jobs and careers.
This exhibit covers over 60 Flag Officers. Read biographies and much more in this first exhibit.
Admiral Henry Mauz Admiral William Crowe BG Charles Fred Smith BG DeWitt Armstrong BG Frederick Adair Smith BG Frederick D. Van Valkenburg BG Harvey Reed Fraser BG Howard Eggleston BG John Stephen Martin BG Ned Lee Turnipseed BG Richard Holmes Harrison BG Robert Donald Stevenson BG Thodore Andrews BG William Bond General Andrew Goodpaster General Bruce Holloway General David Howell Petraeus General John Adams Wickham, Jr General John J Pershing General Lyman Lemnitzer General Mark Clark General Maxwell Taylor General Omar Bradley General Paul Lamar Freeman General Peter Pace LTG George Sammet LTG La Vern E. Weber LTG Michael Spigelmire LTG Orwin Talbott LTG Paul Emrick LTG Richard Carey LTG Richard Melbourne Scofield LTG Ronald Ray Blanck LTG Samuel Tankersley Williams LTG Stanley Hamer Ford MG Albert Shiely MG Charles Trueman Lanham MG David Warren Gray MG James Harry Johnson MG James Williams MG John Frederick Freund MG John Milton Finn MG Kenneth Bowra MG Ramsay Potts MG Robert Bernstein MG Theodore Antonelli Rear Admiral Frederick Edward Bakutis Rear Admiral Oral Ray Swigart Rear Admiral Paul TobinUniforms, helmets and other artifacts are found in this travelling exhibit.
Students will come to learn about the individuals, where they came from, their educational background, their military specialty.
They will learn the significance of the various ribbons and badges on the uniforms. They will gain exposure to the different types of uniforms including their material and purpose.
Education and Background of Flag Officers
US Military Academy West Point (USMA) - 18
Annapolis Naval Academy - 6
Pilots - 8
Surgeons / Doctors - 1
Medical Degree - 4
Engineering - 8
Physics - 1
Education Degree - 1
Biology - 1
Attorney - 1
Math - 1
Computers / Tech / Communications - 3
Political Science / International Studies - 6
Other Stats
Texas Born - 3