January 18, 2017. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump selected key leaders for his cabinet including General James Mattis for Secretary of Defense. “(Mattis) is known as a very cerebral guy who just happens to be a pure war-fighter at the same time…(He) will be a rock solid secretary of defense,” said Dr. William J. Parker III. General Mattis had a 41-year long career in the Marine Corps and lead troops in Kuwait, Afghanistan and Iraq. He headed the U.S. Central Command until retiring in 2013. Parker continued, “Secretary of Defense is one of the key positions that they cannot afford to get wrong and I commend the President-elect for his selection.”
