AUSA News - September 2008 

Each year the Army singles out the best recruiters for special recognition. Many compete for the coveted title of Recruiter of the Year and only one from each component is selected. This year is no exception.

Gen. Walter T. “Dutch” Kerwin Jr., USA, Ret., a member of the Association of the United States Army’s Advisory Board of Directors since 1984, died July 12 in Alexandria, Va.

A new book released by the Army examines the challenging period of transition from conventional combined-arms operations to full-spectrum and counterinsurgency operations in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in April 2003.

President Harry S Truman’s 1948 executive order that desegregated the U.S. military was a statement that declared all service members be judged by merit instead of their racial background, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.