Just FYI ... General Colin Powell’s funeral from the National Cathedral is now being televised on CNN.
R.I.P. Sir ....
R.I.P. Sir ....
Colin Powell’s Funeral on CNN
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The Last Standing Knight
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It would only be symbolic at this point.
And it should've been done when he was alive.
But I would suggest that General Powell be postumously promoted to the rank of General Of The Army.
Symbolic? Yes. Deserved? Yes.
Let history log and remember him at that rank along with men like Nimitz, LeMay, and Marshall.
And it should've been done when he was alive.
But I would suggest that General Powell be postumously promoted to the rank of General Of The Army.
Symbolic? Yes. Deserved? Yes.
Let history log and remember him at that rank along with men like Nimitz, LeMay, and Marshall.
klondike
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Beautiful music.
UncleEd
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MSNBC also ran it from
the beginning and Fox
cable joined in a bit late.
the beginning and Fox
cable joined in a bit late.
LeMay never got a fifth star, he retired with four. I don't think the AF has ever had a fiver.
Colin Powell was everything a good leader should be. We are so fortunate to have had him in service to our nation when we did, during such critical and tumultuous times.
His funeral service was extremely well-done...the tribute to him by his son was very moving. I hope that when it's my time to move on, my sons will be able to look back on me with similar fondness...
Rest in Peace, General...God bless you...
His funeral service was extremely well-done...the tribute to him by his son was very moving. I hope that when it's my time to move on, my sons will be able to look back on me with similar fondness...
Rest in Peace, General...God bless you...
Hap Arnold, went all the way.
Puller
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As noted above, LeMay retired with 4 stars. Maybe you meant Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy?
Greatest respect for General Powell, but I don't see anything in his military career warranting a 5th star. His political service doesn't apply. Desert Storm was little more than a regional skirmish compared to the total global war that the WWII 5-stars went through.
Besides, the five-star ranks were retired in 1981 on the death of General of the Army Omar Bradley
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I don’t attend funerals. They ain’t going to mine . . .
The Last Standing Knight
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My apologizies. Hap Arnold is who I was thinking of.
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minuteman
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I agree 100%. Powell did nothing to deserve another star. WW2 was an extraordinary time and there were a few extraordinary men who earned the right to that 5th star. Nothing since has approached that era, in my opinion. Hats off to the WW2 vets, the Greatest Generation.
gjgalligan
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CAJUNLAWYER
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I walked in on it and for a minute I thought the Queen had died. Had to watch a minute to see who they were burying.
He was a good and corageous man.
He was a good and corageous man.
You gotta read the title of his post and combine it with the first sentence in the body for the post to make sense . . .
