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Associated PressDecember 19, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Vincent Viola as secretary of the Army. Viola is the founder of several businesses, including Virtu Financial, an electronic trading firm. He also owns the National Hockey League’s Florida Panthers and is a past chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange. In a statement Monday, Trump said Viola is “living […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 4, 2015

Never have Americans professed more respect for our troops. It’s as if we can’t thank them enough for their service. When they travel in uniform the airlines board them first. Strangers pick up their restaurant tabs. On his way from basic to advanced training four years ago, my youngest son was in the Dallas airport […]

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Donald Trump picks Vincent Viola for Army secretary

Martin Dyckman: We don't give our troops the leadership and weapons they deserve