This powerful letter was written in October 2017 by retired US Army LTC Robert M. Heffington (USMA 1997). Heffington was an...
Category - Open Letter
Open letter exposes corruption, cheating and failing standards at West Point
Thoughts on NCLS for Superintendent
Letter from Col. Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 STARRS President and CEO To the USAFA Superintendent Dear General...
Open Letter on the Air Force Academy’s Cultural Change
A letter to the Superintendent of the Air Force Academy by 1973 graduate Col. Ron Scott, PhD (ret). His class was...
British Flag Officers: Remove DEI ideology from British Armed Forces
This letter was posted on X (Twitter). The woke mind virus has infected more than just the American military, and retired...
Open Letter to the Air Force Association
TO: AFA Membership Renewal FROM: Bill Scott After roughly 51 years as an AFA member, I’ve decided to NOT renew my membership...
Open Letter to top General: Military must slay the ‘DEI beast’
By Lt. Col. James G. Zumwalt, USMC ret Gen. Charles Q. Brown: With your swearing in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...
Open Letter to Flag Officers: “Houston–We Have a Problem”
In 2020, the Air Force Academy’s football team made a video in support of BLM. The Academy later made incoming cadets...
Eight Questions for USAA Board of Directors Concerning the DEI Agenda
STARRS Letter to the Board of Directors of USAA: Vice Admiral James M. Zortman, USN, Retired Chairman of the Board, USAA c/o...
USAFA Graduate Michael Rose Letter to CEO of Association of Graduates
By Michael Rose, USAFA ’69 STARRS General Counsel Read the letter below or in PDF format: Letter to Mike Gould from...
STARRS Open Letter to USAA CEO
STARRS sent a letter to the President and CEO of USAA because of concerns surrounding USAA’s position regarding DEI: June...
Open Letter to the USAFA Superintendent about DEI
By Kit Bobko USAFA ’91 USAF veteran You must put an end to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the United States...
STARRS Open Letter to Members of the US Senate re Nomination of Gen. Brown
Open Letter to Members of the United States Senate Re: the Nomination of Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be...
STARRS Open Letter to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman
The bottom line up front:-our experience over the last 3 years tells us that the great majority of Americans we have...
180 Retired Generals and Admirals Request Congress Remove Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Funding from DoD
Citing national security concerns, 180 retired generals and admirals ask Congress to ensure no diversity, equity, and...
STARRS Open Letter to Secretary of Defense Austin
The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III Secretary of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 Dear Secretary...
STARRS Open Letter to Director, Defense Health Agency
Lieutenant General Telita Crosland, USA Director, Defense Health Agency 7700 Arlington Boulevard Falls Church, VA 22042...
STARRS Open Letter to Congressman Pat Ryan
Dear Congressman Ryan, Congratulations on your election to New York’s 18th Congressional District. Unfortunately, your...
An Open Letter to my Fellow Army General Officers
By BG Christopher Petty, US Army (Ret.) STARRS Board of Directors member Read Bio We all commissioned into the Army with...
“A Republic If You Can Keep It”: Open Letter from Retired Generals and Admirals
A May 2021, open letter signed by retired generals and admirals warned our Nation was in deep peril in a fight for our...
Open Letter to My Fellow US Coast Guard Flag Officers
By William Dean Lee, VADM, USCG (Ret.) As many of you know, I have advocated publicly for seven cadets who were recently...
Open Letter To 61st Superintendent of the United States Military Academy: LTG Gilland
By John Hughes, USMA 1996 LTG Steven Gilland, Congratulations on becoming the 61st Superintendent of USMA. Your...
USAFA 2022 Survey Shows 12% Drop in Grad Pride
In an open letter, USAFA grad Scott Dunphy compares USAFA Association of Graduates (AOG) 2006 and 2022 survey reports...
Declaration of Betrayal of West Point and the Long Gray Line
By “Concerned Graduates of West Point” The Long Gray Line is the assembly of graduates of the United States Military Academy...
Open Letter To The Long Gray Line
By John Hughes, USMA ’96 On 17 March 2022, I submitted an open letter to the Superintendent of USMA expressing my...
Open Letter to LTG Darryl Williams, 60th Superintendent of the United States Military Academy
By John Hughes, USMA 1996 LTG Williams, On March 14, 2022, you sent the following letter to the Long Gray Line via email...
STARRS Letter to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lt Gen Rod Bishop, CAPT Tom Burbage, COL Pat Hueman and many others recently signed a letter to the Chairman Joint Chiefs of...
Letter to Chairman JCS General Mark Milley
Dear General Milley, As the President of Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services (STARRS, Inc.), I...
Open Letter from Retired Generals and Admirals Regarding Afghanistan
The retired Flag Officers signing this letter are calling for the resignation and retirement of the Secretary of Defense...
Open Letter from Retired Generals and Admirals
Our Nation is in deep peril. We are in a fight for our survival as a Constitutional Republic like no other time since our...