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Making

Winners Fail

Those who are around us shape us. The people in
our lives are a major influence on who we are, what

we believe, and what we do. Traveling to new places
and experiencing different cultures enhances this
process. We cannot help but be changed—sometimes
for good, and other times for bad. This is one of
life’s common denominators.

Don Peterson permanently changed my life. A
retired lieutenant general, he is the executive director
of the Air Force Association and Aerospace

Education Foundation. General Peterson’s military
career was exceptional. Besides amassing more than
4,000 flying hours, including almost 600 combat
hours in high-performance aircraft, he commanded a

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