16 Oct

A Man of Honor and Character

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Marine Gen. Peter Pace, outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with President Bush at a farewell ceremony in Pace’s honor at Fort Myer in Arlington, Va. Defense Secretary Robert Gates looks on. By Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP October 1, 2007

Old Sarge writes:
I wanted to share with you what we saw in Washington DC last week. We toured the Mall and made the usual stops at the WWII Memorial, the Wall, Lincoln Memorial, etc.

At the Vietnam Wall we saw something unbelievable. We noticed three small index cards at the base of the Wall.

peterpaceDC_2%20002.jpgI knelt down for a closer look and noticed that a 4-star general’s rank was pinned to each card.

The cards were personally addressed and said something like:

These are Yours – not mine!

With Love and Respect,

Your Platoon Leader,

Pete Pace

1 Oct 2007

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs had laid down his rank for his boys who died in Nam.

Oct 1 was the day he stepped down as Chairman.

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Hat tip: The Liberal Lie, the Conservative Truth

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3 Responses to A Man of Honor and Character

  1. Scott Malensek says: 1

    http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0607/4490.html

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Marine Gen. Peter Pace, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, “incompetent” during an interview Tuesday with a group of liberal bloggers, a comment that was never reported.

    say again,
    “incompetent”

    Democrats support the troops-not

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  2. Richard Romano says: 2

    Now that’s honor — the American left wishes they could tie his bootstraps.

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  3. ChrisG says: 3

    GEN Pace will be sorely missed.

    Garbage like Reid is not even fit to walk in his shadow.

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