Perry M. Smith is a teacher, author and TV and radio commentator. A retired major general, Smith served for 30 years in the U. S. Air Force. During his military career he commanded an F-15 fighter wing in Germany, served as the top Air Force planner, and was commandant of the National War College. During the Vietnam War. Smith flew 180 combat missions in F-4 aircraft over Laos and North Vietnam. Born into a military family at West Point, Smith traveled...

Rules & Tools for Leaders has guided hundreds of thousands of leaders, showing them the ways to create and maintain growth and profitability. From hiring, firing and promoting to responding to major corporate crises, from day-to-day encounters to long-range strategic planning, Perry covers virtually every aspect of leadership and provides the means to get the job done and done well. Along with a thorough understanding of group dynamics, business models, and...

Successful leaders don’t need rows of sharp teeth to swim with the sharks. Here are 30 common sense, often-forgotten tips for good leadership. In speaking to large audiences on leadership, I am often asked to do the impossible. In less than an hour’s time, I am expected to motivate them to improve their skills, inspire them to be better leaders, and to acquaint them with the new leadership techniques and concepts. The following two part article was...

The 4th Annual Jimmie Dyess Symposium will held at 5PM on January 9, 2014 at the Augusta Museum of History. The symposium is dedicated to the life of Jimmie Dyess and sponsored by the Museum. Lieutenant Colonel Jimmie Dyess, US Marine Corps Reserve, is the only person to have earned America’s two highest award for Heroism: The Carnegie Medal and the Medal of Honor. The symposium was created and developed to recognize this native Augustan’s courage as...

–This is the video shown at the awards banquet. Courtesy Junior Achievement and WFXG Perry was honored to be one of the five honorees at the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame induction banquet held on January 26, 2012. His good friend and the 2012 Dyess Symposium Distinguished American Award Recipient Doug Barnard was the keynote speaker. “Without public service, this community would not be what it is today,” Barnard said. “Its value is so...

Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty This book is now available for download on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iBooks and on your computer with iTunes. Books must be read on an iOS device. Click here to learn more! . The newly revised 3rd edition is now available and may be ordered online at Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble. “Medal of Honor” is a stirring tribute to our bravest military heroes, men who have earned their place in...

Perry set out to make this DVD using the talents of local videographer Mark Albertin to show the great heroic acts that made Jimmie Dyess the only recipient of the Carnegie Medal for Heroism and the Medal of Honor. This DVD is available for purchase. He was a man of the deep South yet he was proudly and unambiguously American. Open faced and open hearted, he gave those around him a sense of comfort and well being. Whenever he was involved in any activity,...

In November 2011, Perry was honored with a parkway named for him at the Augusta Regional Airport.  Here is a story that ran in the Augusta Chronicle on Nov. 1, 2012. Augusta airport road named after Perry M. Smith By Summer Moore Staff Writer The Augusta Regional Airport and the city of Augusta honored retired Maj. Gen. Perry M. Smith on Tuesday evening by naming a new airport road after him. General Perry Smith Parkway was named by the Aviation Commission to...