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Newt Gingrich: Donald Rumsfeld – here's the patriotic defender of America I knew
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In some ways, it is appropriate that former Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld would pass away the week of the Fourth of July. His entire life had been devoted to patriotism and serving the United States of America.
The greatest of patriots are not, and cannot be, purely rational. When the plane struck the Pentagon on 9/11, Rumsfeld – like all good leaders – moved toward the sound of the guns. I first met then-Congressman Rumsfeld when I was a freshman at Emory University in Atlanta, in 1963. He was already a rising star in the House GOP. As the youngest elected House Republican, he had volunteered to tour the country encouraging other young Republicans to get involved.More Related News