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Vietnam veteran talks about leadership lessons from war
POW says communication is a key asset
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Lee Ellis speaks to the Gainesville Kiwanis Club about his book “Leading with Honor — Lessons Learned in Hanoi Hilton”, based on his personal experience with exceptional leaders in Vietnam prisoner of war camps Tuesday afternoon at the Gainesville Elks Lodge.
Many Vietnam War veterans are forever haunted by their combat experiences or, perhaps worse, years as an enemy captive. Lee Ellis, a retired Air Force colonel, was able to turn his POW experiences in the notorious “Hanoi Hilton” into a positive force for living. The Commerce native, now living in Cumming, described his journey in a talk Tuesday at the Gainesville Kiwanis Club.
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Where a new subdivision is being developed off Lake Lanier
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Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers
A new housing development is springing up off the shores of Lake Lanier.
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