I didn’t say we could recognize or honor a person, awarding something to them who is centuries dead is just a little odd to me. Rename New York after him for all I care, but making him a citizen is a little like Mormons baptizing people long after they died.
George Washington was promoted from the rank of Lieutenant General to the rank of “General of the Armies of the United States” in January 1976 (with a date of rank from 4 July 1976) to ensure that he will always be the Army’s highest ranked officer.
I don’t think he cares. but it is symbolically important.
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