ARMY MEDIA ADVISORY - Army Officials to Discuss the Resilience of the U.S. Military.

By Lt. Col. Lee M. PacknettSeptember 24, 2009

Army officials will participate in the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) panel "Surviving and Thriving in Harm's Way" at the AEI Center for Defense Studies, Friday, September 25, 2009, 0900-1230.

Army leaders participating in the panel are Brig. Gen. Colleen McGuire, Director of the Army Suicide Prevention Task Force; Charles Hoge, M.D., Chief of Psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Research Institute; Nate Self, a former Army Ranger who earned a Silver Star and Purple Heart in the decisive battle of the initial invasion of Afghanistan. In a concluding address, Brig. Gen. Rhonda Cornum, Director of the U.S. Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program, will look at Department of Defense policy.

Media should contact Veronique Rodman at vrodman@aei.org; 202.862.4871 or Sara Huneke at sara.huneke@aei.org; 202.862.4870 before the event to register.