Following the pinning of his second star, newly-promoted Maj. Gen. Edward Daly took a moment to reflect on his career and the choices he made that led him to this momentous occasion. Quoting Yogi Berra, the famed New York Yankee who won 10 World Series and was named MVP three times, "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." Daly said that's exactly what he did.
The Jersey City, New Jersey, native spoke about a moment during his youth with his father, Ed. At Johnston Station in Liberty Park overlooking the New York harbor, his father told him that all everything would work out and God would provide the right direction and the road to travel. "That road, the road less traveled, led me to attend the United States Military Academy, and it was one of the best decisions I have ever made," said Daly, the deputy chief of staff at the U.S. Army Materiel Command.
Daly spoke to the crowd of nearly 300 people, during his promotion ceremony at the Summit at Redstone on Aug. 28. "I have always believed that life really comes down to a couple of key decisions, a handful of significantly life changing moments and literally the support, the love and the confidence of hundreds of people along the journey," said Daly. Read More