The Behavior, Decisions And Characteristics That Made...

The topic of my paper are the behaviors, decisions and characteristics that made Retired Lieutenant General Russel L. Honore the man he is today. Some people call him a savior while others call him a gift from God. Mr. Honore has lived through a rough life and has witnessed many events that has affected the United States to what it is today. â€Å"United States Army Lieutenant General (Retired) Russel L. Honore was born in 1947 to Udell and Lloyd Honore in Lakeland, Louisiana. Honore was the eight of twelve children. Raised on a subsistence farm in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, Honore was taught to value hard work.† The word hard work should come to no surprise to Mr. Honore wherever he travel to and from here on out. There are many skills and attributes that many people are not born with or do not possess the natural gift of being a selfless leader. Mr. Honore is a good example of one and continues to spread his words of wisdom and knowledge to young leaders of America t o include myself. He was a big advocate of never forgetting where you came from and was constantly reminded of tragic events that effected the Gulf Coast suffered throughout the years. Growing up, Mr. Honore made the best of what he had coming from a large family. No matter what obstacles life threw at him, he learned to go with the flow and hope for the best. Mr. Honore was a very smart man and stayed closed to home to further his education at area schools. Mr. Honore, â€Å"likely would have been a county agent