Originally Posted by SASless
Think back to an old boy from our Air Force named Dugan....got hisself fired by George's Father after he gave away the Gulf 1 battle plan to the press. A complete Teewat.
****? I thought he just told the truth, one of the tenets of
PR
Politically niaive I think is truer.
As far as ego is concerned....dear old Douglas MacArthur probably eclipsed even Montgomery in the end. That is up till Harry Truman tied a can to his tail and sent him home from Korea.
Yup, I was thinking of him too.
During my time, Westmoreland was the absolute example of how an inbred promotion system can work to the disadvantage of the military.
Yes, forgot about W.
Thought Patton might have gotten a mention, and Clark too.