[Vision2020] Vietnam-era General’s Sullied Reputation Stands

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of today's (December 23, 2010) Spokesman-Review.

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Vietnam-era general’s sullied reputation stands
The Spokesman-Review

WASHINGTON – A determined family’s formal request to restore the rank and
reputation of the late Air Force Gen. John D. Lavelle died in the Senate
on Wednesday.

Lavelle, a four-star general who was demoted and stripped of his command
in 1972 for bombing North Vietnam, died in 1979. He maintained that
superiors authorized the bombings, and evidence unearthed by his family
seems to support that version of events.

President Barack Obama sent the Senate Armed Services Committee a
nomination to restore Lavelle’s rank last August.

The committee approves presidential nominations and promotions for top
military commanders. The panel declined to vote on the nomination
Wednesday.

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Wouldn't want to smudge Nixon's reputation, huh?

Happy Holidays, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

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