Maj. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, 10th Mountain Division (LI)

Maj. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, 10th Mountain Division (LI) and Fort Drum commander, read his own published and unpublished poems Dec. 11 during the monthly Maj. Gen. Fox Conner Professional Reading Group at LeRay Mansion. This session focused on war poetry and featured readings from guest speaker, Paul David Adkins, a career counselor at Fort Drum Soldier for Life-Transition Assistance Program and retired noncommissioned officer with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI). Jefferson Community College students also attended and shared poems written for their History 261 capstone project in the Dialogues of Honor and Sacrifice course. This course is funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities grant and was designed for veterans to explore the concept of honor and sacrifice through the prism of combat and conflict. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)