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"I don't run democracy. I train troops to defend democracy and I happen to be their surrogate father and mother as well as their commanding general."

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About Alfred M. Gray Jr.

Alfred M. Gray Jr. was a United States Marine Corps general who served as the 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1987 to 1991. A Korean War and Vietnam veteran, he was influential in modernizing Marine doctrine and professional military education. He died in Alexandria, Virginia, in 2024.

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