GEN. BENJAMIN DAVIS' FIGHT IS OVER.(Editorial)(Obituary)(Column)

From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) | Date: July 11, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: CLARENCE PAGE Syndicated columnist

WASHINGTON -- Next to the listing for "discipline" in dictionaries, they should put a picture of the late Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

It would be a fitting tribute to a war hero and a reminder of the valuable lessons he has left us about living.

Whether sitting for an interview or riding in a Jeep, Davis seemed even to sit at attention - chin up, chest out, shoulders back - the very embodiment of discipl...