Posted on Aug 26, 2016

Meet The Press - Maxwell Taylor, Army General, U. S. Ambassador To South Vietnam (July 12, 1959)

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Birthdays today : Maxwell D. Taylor was born on August 26, 1901, Keytesville, Missouri. He was a West Point graduate and helped organize the U.S. Army's first airborne division during WWII. Later Taylor was superintendent of West Point and directed UN forces during the Korean War. He was also a trusted adviser to John F. Kennedy who appointed Taylor chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Taylor died in 1987. http://www.biography.com/people/maxwell-d-taylor-9503239

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SFC George Smith

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Thanks for the History ... Great Post...

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My pleasure SFC George Smith

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Maj Marty Hogan

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As always thanks for sharing SGT John " Mac " McConnell

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Thanks Maj Marty Hogan I enjoy it as well..

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LTC Stephen F.

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Thanks for mentioning and honoring US Army General Maxwell D. Taylor on his birthday @SGT John McConnell SGT John " Mac " McConnell>
Kudos to General Taylor for his many decades of honorable and distinguished service to this nation.

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Meet The Press - Maxwell Taylor, Army General, U. S. Ambassador To South Vietnam (July 12, 1959)

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