Alexander Haig General Haig was born in 1924 in Philadelphia and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1947. He pursued graduate studies in Business Administration at Columbia University (1954-55) and received a Master's Degree in International Relations from Georgetown University (1962). A Second Lieutenant in the Army, he advanced through a variety of military assignments, and served in Japan, Korea, Europe and Vietnam. Service in Vietnam (1966-67) earned him the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism. In the course of his distinguished career, General Haig received many military decorations from the United States and several from other Governments, including Belgium, Germany, Morocco, France, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, and Portugal. From 1962 to 1965, he served in the Pentagon as Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Army and Deputy Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense. In 1969 he was Senior Military Advisor to the President for National Security Affairs, Dr. Henry Kissinger, became the Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and was promoted to full General in 1972. In his four years at the White House, ending in 1974, he made 14 trips to Southeast Asia as the personal emissary of the President to negotiate the Vietnam cease-fire and the return of the U.S. prisoners of war, and also coordinated preparations for President Nixon's historic visit to China. Named White House Chief of Staff by President Nixon, General Haig retired from the military after 26 years of active service. He served in the White House until October 1974, when President Ford recalled him to active duty as Commander-in- Chief, U.S. European Command, then appointing him Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. He was responsible for the integrated military forces of the 13-member nations of NATO until 1979, when he resigned and retired from the Army. General Haig, elected President and Chief Operating Officer of United Technologies Corporation and a member of its Board of Directors in 1979, was nominated in 1980 by President-elect Ronald Reagan as Secretary of State, confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as the 59th Secretary of State on January 22, 1981 - a position from which he resigned in July 1982. He was an official candidate (1987-88) for the nomination of the Republican Party for the Presidency of the United States. Currently, General Haig is Chairman of his own private firm, Worldwide Associates, Inc., based in Washington, D.C., which assists public and private corporations in the U.S. and abroad, in developing and implementing marketing and acquisition strategies, in addition to providing strategic advice on the domestic and international political, economic and security environment as will affect global commercial activities; the company is also involved in venture capital and international construction projects. Since resigning as Secretary of State, General Haig served on the President 's Commission for Strategic Forces the President's Commission for Chemical Warfare Review, and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. In 1984, General Haig completed his first book, Caveat: Realism, Reagan and Foreign Policy, based on his over three decades of experience at the highest levels of the American government, published by MacMillon Publishing Company, U.S.A., by Wiedenfeld Publishing, U.K., and also published in France, Italy, Germany and Japan. In 1992, Warner Books published General Haig's autobiography, a history of the Cold War, with a vision of the future, entitled Inner Circles: How America Changed the World, A Memoir. General Haig and his wife have three children and eight grandchildren. Growing Together is a private, non-profit substance abuse and behavioral disorder treatment program for adolescents and their families providing both inpatient, outpatient and drug testing services. The residential program utilizes a treatment team combination of experiences, licensed clinical staff along with peer staff who are former clients (recovering addicts) that have been trained and are able to relate to the present program clients. The treatment program is divided into six phases with specified requirements for completion of each phase. The duration of treatment is based upon individual needs, but generally runs from 12 to 18 months. The outpatient program of Growing Together, Inc., also utilizes a treatment team combination of a licensed clinician and a peer counselor. The program combines family groups, adolescent groups, parent education groups, and individual and family therapy. For further information about Growing Together, Inc., contact: Growing Together 1000 Lake Avenue Lake Worth, FL 33460 Tel. (561) 585-0892.