Col. Patrick O’Neal, commander of 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, speaks to senior non-commissioned officers of 2ABCT at Fort Stewart, Ga., April 2. Col. O’Neal shared his experiences and his philosophies on what it means to be a leader of Soldiers stating, “You need to be where your Soldiers are. There is paperwork to be done, counselling to be done, but if you’re not there [with the Soldiers] who’s going to be? Be where they’re tired, be where it’s not safe. You are the leader to those Soldiers in the formation.”

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