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In reply to the discussion: One general liked wearing ribbons, the other won World War II. (PHOTO) [View all]GoCubsGo
(32,078 posts)20. To be fair...
Eisenhower liked to wear his ribbons, too:
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One general liked wearing ribbons, the other won World War II. (PHOTO) [View all]
RandySF
Nov 2012
OP
And the only reason Eisenhower was seen as 'liberal' is because the country was liberal.
Drunken Irishman
Nov 2012
#58
Untrue: HST met with Ike, offered to step aside to let Ike run, and Ike told HST he was a Republican
struggle4progress
Nov 2012
#22
According to the story reported in the New York Times by Arthur Krock on 7 November 1951,
struggle4progress
Nov 2012
#28
I was alive and aware in 1953, too, but I wouldn't say "Whatever" to STEPHEN AMBROSE!
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#50
He ran as a Repub because he worried that they would nominate an anti-UN isolationist...
Odin2005
Nov 2012
#25
I was listening to Thomas Ricks author of "The Generals" talking about this...
Hippo_Tron
Nov 2012
#36
To be fair, you should show Ike in military dress uniform, when he was General of the Army. . .
Journeyman
Nov 2012
#18
I was going to say that I don't see any pictures on your post but they suddenly
xtraxritical
Nov 2012
#59
Zhukov actually defeated the Wehrmacht...Ike mopped up some depleted divisions of teenagers
alcibiades_mystery
Nov 2012
#41
Wearing medals is silly; your achievements and awards go on your LinkedIn page.
FarCenter
Nov 2012
#48
To be fair, Patreaus doesn't have a choice as to which ribbons to wear on his service jacket.
Angleae
Nov 2012
#70
Do you think uniform regs (and uniforms) might have changed a bit over the last 40+ years?
PavePusher
Nov 2012
#81
They changed that for the air force a few years back, didn't have to wear them all, don't
sammytko
Nov 2012
#73
In Petraeus' case, he doesn't have room on his uniform breast to display them all
pinboy3niner
Nov 2012
#87
General Ike was a true leader who didn't play the political games. Boy he
southernyankeebelle
Nov 2012
#79
If you think one gets to Eisenhower's military rank without "play(ing) the political game"....
PavePusher
Nov 2012
#83
You are probably right. The difference is Ike didn't give up his soul to become a general with
southernyankeebelle
Nov 2012
#91
Your right about that Patreaus would never have made it in WWII. You know the military
southernyankeebelle
Nov 2012
#90
You are ascribing out-of-context meaning to two arbitrary and non-equivalent photos.
PavePusher
Nov 2012
#82