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The news today is that President-elect Trump has named Vincent Viola, the current owner of the Florida Panthers hockey team, as the next Army Secretary. According to CBC<\/a>, Viola is a West Point Graduate and a former member of the 101st Airborne Division;<\/p>\n

Trump, in announcing Viola as his pick, said he was “living proof of the American dream.”<\/p>\n

Viola’s father served in the Army during World War II. Viola became the first member of his family \u2014 Italian immigrants living in Brooklyn \u2014 to attend college, served in the 101st Airborne Division, then was part of the U.S. Army Reserve after his active duty.<\/p>\n

He’s a graduate of New York Law School, has long been involved with philanthropic projects and is a past winner of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. In 2003, he founded and helped fund the creation of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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