Center for a New American Security

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is hosting a panel discussion Wednesday, October 1, 2008, with General Peter W. Chiarelli, Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army; Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl (Ret.), Senior Fellow with CNAS and 1988 West Point graduate; Captain Jason Fritz, three tour Iraq veteran and 2002 West Point graduate; and Bill Murphy Jr., author of In a Time of War: The Proud and Perilous Journey of West Point’s Class of 2002.  

Michèle Flournoy, President and Co-Founder of CNAS, will moderate the discussion on the nature of duty, sacrifice, and officership during wartime. The panel of Iraq war veterans and the author of an important new book will give opening remarks regarding the sacrifices of young American Army officers in a time of war followed by questions from the audience.