Colonel william ostlund biography samples

FORT KNOX, Ky. (May 13, 2014) -- Values are defined as a person's principles or standards of behavior.

From private to general, those who serve in the Army are expected to live by its core values -- loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage.

Every leader seeks to be an example of these values and expects their subordinates to internalize and exhibit them, said Col.

Bill Ostlund, currently the commander of 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, when asked about the attributes of Kyle White, a former Army sergeant who received the Medal of Honor today, at the White House.

White was a radio telephone operator assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, when Ostlund was the battalion's commander and Command Sgt. Major Bradley K.

Meyers, senior non-commissioned officer, 3rd IBCT, was the battali