Serving his country: Gen. (retired) Ian Douglas      

When I was introduced to retired Gen. Ian Douglas, at a party recently, I did not know what to expect. He was after all, the first general I have ever met. He was a towering gentleman who looked like he could bench press my car, shining a smile bigger and brighter than the sun. We sat down to chat, and the first thing he said was, “Life is good.”
I asked him why he said that. His answer bespoke the gallant integrity of the man: “I have seen so much suffering around the world, a