Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin
Posted on 07/13/2012 1:47:22 PM PDT by jazusamo
Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin
(CNSNews.com) - Retired Army Lt. Gen. William G. "Jerry" Boykin--an original member of Delta Force who went on to be the top commander of the Green Berets and then deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence--has joined the Family Research Council, where he says he now hopes to do his part in helping Americans who believe in this nation’s traditional values win an intensifying “culture war” for its future.
“As I have gotten older, I have discovered it is no longer about me, it’s about my grandchildren,” Gen. Boykin said on Thursday, as the FRC announced he was joining the organization as executive vice president.
The general said he and his wife did some talking about the future of the country when they spent some time with their grandchildren during the Christmas season. That discussion, and the concerns he and his wife share about what sort of nation their grandchildren will live in, inspired him to enlist with the FRC.
“Is it going to be our generation that gives their future away? Or is it going to our generation that preserves their future,” Boykin said of America’s grandchildren.
“I don’t think there is any other institution that has had greater impact than the Family Research Council,” he said.
“For my wife and me, it is a very serious commitment,” the 64-year-old retired officer said of his decision to join the FRC.
Boykin was commissioned in the U.S. Army in 1971 after graduating from Virginia Tech. By 2003, he had ascended to the rank of lieutenant general. He served as an original member of Delta Force and commanded that force in combat operations. From 1998-2000, he was commanding general of the U.S. Army’s Special Forces Command; and from 2000-2003, commanding general of the U.S. Army’s Special Warfare Center and School. From 2003-2007, he served with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence.
During his service, Boykin was awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
Boykin his wife Ashley have five children, and what his FRC biography describes as a “growing number of grandchildren.” When he retired from the Army in 2007, he was ordained a minister.
He will work for FRC President Tony Perkins in managing day-to-day operations for the organization as well as in plotting strategy on policy issues.
“As the culture war in America intensifies, I think we need some strategy,” Boykin said. “So, long-term strategy is the first issue.”
The Family Research Council has been on the front lines of cultural and policy battles over preserving the sanctity of life, bioethics, maintaining the integrity of the family and the institution of marriage, and preserving religious liberty. It has exposed abuses of religious liberty even in the U.S. military.
Boykin said the he believes the strong and effective action the FRC has taken in defending traditional values makes it a prominent target for an antagonistic media.
“Considering the impact the Family Research Council has had on the integrity of the American family, I think the pressure on the Family Research Council and the criticism of the Family Research Council will increase,” he said.
Speaking of FRC President Tony Perkins, the general said: “He needs some grizzled old people around him who will not be deterred by the criticism of the media.”
Can’t wait to see how he preps the battlespace. A great asset.
Amen to that...Hopefully he gets a lot of media face time, I’m confident he’ll handle them well:)
I expect that his efforts will lead to nothing. First the FRC is a lobbyist organization in Washington DC and you can’t really change culture from Washington. Second they, like most of these “conservative” organizations are fighting against the wrong targets. You have all this sound and fury against gay marriage when the real problem is not gay marriage but the disintegration of the traditional marriage due to the heavily anti-male family court awarding cash and prizes to the woman which is why over 75% of the time it is the woman that files for divorce. So how do these organizations address the issue? Why by encouraging women to file for divorce! Sometimes it feels like I’m living a Monty Python skit.
You’re not going to stop the disintegration of the family until you stop rewarding women for frivolously filing for divorce and get rid of no fault divorce as well as reform the totally corrupt family court system. Until then women will continue to go with their baser instincts and chuck out the husband/father so that they can go bed as many thugs as possible all the while collecting child support and alimony, all with the encouragement of Churchianity and its sister organizations like FRC. Gay marriage is just another red herring to distract from what the real problem is.
I for one am happy we have an organization like FRC trying to promote family values, they may not be a cure-all but without organizations like these we’d certainly be worse off.
Their issues page:
Welcome to the battle General. Now get more generals involved: Generals Fulford and Pace come to mind.
Agreed prepping the battle space by this guy is gonna be mind blowing 8*> .
Gen Boykin is a great leader conservatives can rally around. Let’s hope that fat-ass, lazy conservatives can pry themselves away from fishing, watching NFL football and building a kitchen addition long enough to realize that we have a leader who we can move forward with.
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Decorated general: Shariah is here now! (R.O.P. Alert)
Posted on Friday, July 13, 2012 8:04:13 AM by Conservative Vermont Vet
Retired Army Lt. Gen. William “Jerry” Boykin is warning that Islamic Shariah law already is in the United States, and is forming a cloud over the future of the nation.
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