Leonard Wood?

Scrolling headlines on the internet today, I saw one that said "Just Who Is Leonard Wood, Anyway? And, well, since all of us in this part of the country have "Fort Leonard Wood" just roll off our tongues since, after all, it's little more than a stone's throw from here, I had to see why this came up. The reason? "Former House Speaker and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has been calling his opponent Mitt Romney the weakest front-runner in modern times. On CNN, he clarified it when he said the former Massachusetts governor is probably the "weakest front-runner since Leonard Wood in 1920." That according to NPR (link at bottom, as usual). So if you're interested in the good gentleman or in this bit of American history, you might check it out. It's very brief. While you're at it, you might look into the role Ft. Leonard Wood also played in spreading pandemic influenza worldwide, back in WWI. Really fascinating stuff. (2nd link). Link: http://www.npr.org/2012/03/18/148878850/just-who-is-leonard-wood-anyway?ft=1&f=1001; http://www.jackson.army.mil/sites/leaderdevelopment/docs/608