Russell Adam Burnham: U.S. Army NCO of the year
[singlepic=148,320,240,,left] Staff Sgt. Russell Adam Burnham. Check out this Wikipedia entry - which made it to Wikipedia’s English-language front page today. Burnham’s great-grandfather taught scouting skills to the guy who started the International Scouting Movement. Sgt. Burnham himself is an Eagle Scout. In 2004 - presumably before he became an NCO - he was soldier of the year.The first member of his family got to North America in 1617 - and there’s been a direct ancestor fighting for the United States in every war since the Revolution.
Somewhere in there - transferred to the Medical Corps - two years at Walter Reed.
Compare this to other Wasp-aristo resumes of recent vintage: no prep school, no Ivy League, no secret-handshake fraternities, jobs with investment banks.
Hats off, then, to Sgt. Burnham!
