Originally posted by Negotiator
Eisenhower specifically the above quote is so ridiculous and totally unbelievable...well its just sickening and a disgrace to the greatest General to ever serve in the United States Military. Oh yeah...let's not forget, thew ONLY 5 star General EVER in our country's military history. This is a man that wept openly in front of his staff and Generals when first informed of the number of casualties that the Allies suffered on June 6th 1944 while invading Hitler's fortress Europe.
Eisenhower was not the only five star general, he wasn't even the highest ranking general ever (General of the Armies of the United States), that honor goes to George Washington and John Pershing.
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In all, four Army generals, four Navy admirals, and one Air Force general have held this rank. The Army's five star generals were General George C. Marshall, General Douglas MacArthur, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and General Omar N. Bradley. The Navy's five-star fleet admirals were Admiral William D. Leahy, Admiral Ernest J. King, Admiral Chester Nimitz, and Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey. And General Henry Arnold was the Air Force's five star general.
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When Omar Bradley died in 1981, the five star rank was discontinued.
Five star generals and the ilk.

