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re: Retired Green Beret officer: Mattis "left my men to die."
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:01 am to WhiskeyPapa
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:01 am to WhiskeyPapa
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Lt. General McNair
Still 1 of the 2 highest ranking U.S. officers ever killed in action, along with Buckner (also a LTG) killed at Okinawa in 1945. Buckner was posthumously promoted to full general (as was McNair) and remains the highest ranking U.S. officer ever killed by enemy fire. (ETA: Therefore, McNair remains the highest ranking officer ever killed by friendly fire).
We didn't approach this level of casualty again until 9/11 when LTG Maude was killed in the attack on the Pentagon.
This post was edited on 12/4/16 at 8:03 am
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Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:34 am to Ace Midnight
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Still 1 of the 2 highest ranking U.S. officers ever killed in action, along with Buckner (also a LTG) killed at Okinawa in 1945. Buckner was posthumously promoted to full general and remains the highest ranking U.S. officer ever killed by enemy fire.
McNair is widely blamed for the crappy tanks we had in 1944. He sat on development of the T-26/M-26. It was only after his death that they rushed 500 M-36's over to the ETO.
This post was edited on 12/4/16 at 6:37 am
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