Re: Truman and the Marines

[Ben Frank <ben.frank@wap.org>]

Title: Re: Truman and the Marines

While I may be keeping this off-topic subject going, I do want to say that, while I am a proud former Marine, WWII and Korea variety, and while the Army has had many problems which have not affected the Corps, I am greatly impressed by today's Army, which is doing more than it realistically can with fewer men than it should have. The Army acquitted itself well in the Gulf War and in Iraq. Where there were weaknesses, they showed. I also think that Rumsfeld is screwing up the Army in many ways, and the way he treated Army Chief of Staff Gen Shinseki is a crime. He never appeared at the Gen's retirement ceremony. No class. Thus endeth the lesson. BMF

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Benis M. Frank