Mission Command Center of Excellence Director Brig. Gen. Jason Slider (right) shakes hands with guest speaker Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora, special assistant to the Director Army National Guard, at the Fort Leavenworth Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month observance, May 22, 2023. Lapthe’s remarks covered his flight from Vietnam in the 1970s as a “boat person” and the eventual success he found in the United States. The full event is available for viewing on the Combined Arms Center Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/USACAC (U.S. Army photo by Randi Stenson, MCCoE Public Affairs)