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Army promotes first woman to four star rank
AFP, Yahoo! ^
Posted on 11/14/2008 2:27:09 PM PST by mnehring
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The female descendant of a long line of US military officers was promoted to four star general Thursday, the first woman ever to reach the top rung of the US military.
Ann Dunwoody accepted the promotion and command of the army's materiel command with humor and humility at a Pentagon ceremony so packed with well wishers that three star generals were standing in the aisles.
"When people ask me, Ann, did you ever think you were going to be a general officer, say nothing about a four-star, I say not in my wildest dreams," she said.
"There is no one more surprised than I, except, of course, my husband.
And you know what they say, behind every successful woman there's an astonished man."
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anndunwoody; army; militarywomen; usarmy
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To: BykrBayb; Diana in Wisconsin; coolbreeze
You ladies are terrific.
My husband verbally pinged me to this thread and I was thrilled to find you both here.
The naysayers about this woman are just that naysayer -— and obviously profoundly jealous of her accomplishments.
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:08:29 PM PST
by
Gabz
(Is a sarcasm tag really needed?)
To: realdifferent1
Yet still has more fruit salad than Patton.
Gotta love the new, diverse, affirmative-action Army.
Whats next? Sewing bee platoons and Avon representatives in every battalion?
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:09:10 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: clee1
What evidence do you have for your accusations?
43
posted on
11/14/2008 4:10:38 PM PST
by
BykrBayb
(May God have mercy on our souls. ~ Þ)
To: clee1
44
posted on
11/14/2008 4:11:02 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: Gabz
There’s coffee and donuts in the corner. Make yourself comfy.
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:11:14 PM PST
by
BykrBayb
(May God have mercy on our souls. ~ Þ)
To: clee1
So what branch of service were you in?
To: BykrBayb
"General Dunwoody has been married to Colonel Craig Brotchie, USAF (Retired) for 19 years. They have one puppy, Barney."
That is too cute!
Oops! Are we allowed to find something 'cute' about sister Women Warriors, or am I being too much of a girl when I do that? :)
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:11:59 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
('Taking the moderate path of appeasement leads to abysmal defeat.' - Rush on 11/05/08)
To: clee1
Ya gotta use the /s, people! It may look like obvious sarcasm to you, but we really have folks pushing that drivel for real.
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:13:01 PM PST
by
BykrBayb
(May God have mercy on our souls. ~ Þ)
To: BykrBayb
Do you not recognize dripping sarcasm when you see it?
For the record, one of my Drill Sergeants in basic was a woman... and I believe she was FULLY capable of anything a man was.... maybe more than most.
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:13:32 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
I don’t know. I was wondering if Barney might be a pitbull. With lipstick. (Am I bad?)
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:14:27 PM PST
by
BykrBayb
(May God have mercy on our souls. ~ Þ)
To: Non-Sequitur
US Army 91A medic in a mech-infantry unit in the Big Red 1. Desert Storm.
Wanna do some more penis-measuring?
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:15:10 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: clee1
I started a thread earlier on this very topic. It was inundated with replies like yours, but they were serious.
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:15:36 PM PST
by
BykrBayb
(May God have mercy on our souls. ~ Þ)
To: mnehrling
Congratulations General Dunwoody.
To: clee1; Non-Sequitur
LOL
For the record, I saw Non-Sequitur giving the rational viewpoint on the other thread, where some posters were going off the deep end.
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:17:34 PM PST
by
BykrBayb
(May God have mercy on our souls. ~ Þ)
To: BykrBayb
You’re kidding, right?
For the love of Mike, it’s 2008. You think people would get over the senseless chauvinism already.
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:17:35 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: clee1
“Wanna do some more penis-measuring?”
Oh, I do! I do! LOL! :)
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:20:05 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
('Taking the moderate path of appeasement leads to abysmal defeat.' - Rush on 11/05/08)
To: clee1
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:20:29 PM PST
by
BykrBayb
(May God have mercy on our souls. ~ Þ)
To: BykrBayb
Funny how posts can go south real fast. It depends upon who’s here at any given time.
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:21:39 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
('Taking the moderate path of appeasement leads to abysmal defeat.' - Rush on 11/05/08)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
‘SCUSE me while I whup dis out! (ala Blazing Saddles)
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:21:50 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: clee1
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posted on
11/14/2008 4:23:02 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
('Taking the moderate path of appeasement leads to abysmal defeat.' - Rush on 11/05/08)
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