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To: SoCal Pubbie
After the war, they were called, "the Huks," but were Muslims of the P. I. variety.
143 posted on 11/18/2002 1:48:17 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
All right, let me be more precise. Eisenhower never directly commanded any combat unit in the field while it was engaged in any combat whatsoever with a hostile force of any recognized army anywhere in the world. His entire service in the army consisted of staff, planning, and headquarters command positions, and while he of course was in command of combat units in WWII, including all allied armies in Europe, he never directly faced hostile fire from an enemy army. Does that about sum it up?

This is in contrast with both Patton and MacArthur who commanded units in the field before and during WWI. This is not to denigrate Eisenhower in any way, quite the contrary, it illustrates the point that no one seems to accuse Ike of somehow being less worthy because he never faced the cannon fire directly.

146 posted on 11/18/2002 2:33:06 PM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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