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To: goldstategop

They did it for Marshall in 1950. Does anyone know a time when such a request was denied? I don’t.

11 posted on 12/01/2016 1:21:31 PM PST by Genoa (Luke 12:2)

To: Genoa

They did it for Marshall in 1950. Does anyone know a time when such a request was denied? I don’t.

That law wasn't on the books in 1950. I believe it was enacted in 1962.

37 posted on 12/01/2016 1:29:31 PM PST by DoodleDawg

To: Genoa

They did it for Marshall in 1950. Does anyone know a time when such a request was denied? I don’t.

Nope. AFAIK, Marshall was the only retired active duty officer who was ever--since the law's creation in 1947--nominated for the Sec Def position.

308 posted on 12/01/2016 6:27:30 PM PST by CDB ("I am sick and tired" - Hillary Clinton)

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