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From: emery@aries.mitre.org (David Emery)
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Subject: Re: CINC Schwarzkopf
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Date: 4 Mar 91 21:22:36 GMT
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From: emery@aries.mitre.org (David Emery)
<slightly off the beaten track, but following up to recent
 sci.military discussions...		dave>

According to the radio (NPR) last night, there are several congressmen
proposing special rewards for Schwartzkopf and Powell.  One idea is a
congressional gold medal.  D'Amato (R-NY) has even called for Powell
and Schwartzkopf to be promoted to 5-star rank!

Well, I think Stormin' Norman and Colin deserve a lot of recognition
for the job that they (both) did out there, but not 5 stars!  Neither
has commanded an Army Group (as the other Army 5-stars did) and they
certainly have not exercised combat command over a long period (2-3
years) as the previous 5-stars have.  

I for one hope that they don't cheapen 5-star rank by awarding it to
Powell and Schwartzkopf for this one campaign, no matter how well they
did it.

				dave