CONWAY — Retired U.S. Marine Corps veteran Maj. Frank McCarthy of North Conway knows a thing or two about loyalty and leadership.
On this Veterans Day Weekend, McCarthy, now 86, shared his thoughts about the responsibility of command — and in particular, the love and respect that a leader has for those under his authority and how that respect is a two-way street when leadership is properly exercised.
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