Posted on Sep 13, 2016
The Legacy of General John J. Pershing | Nebraska Stories
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Birthdays today : John J. Pershing was born in Laclede, Missouri, on September 13, 1860. He graduated from West Point Academy and went on to fight in the Indian wars as well as the Spanish-American War and the Philippines insurrection. In World War I, he commanded the American Expeditionary Force in Europe, helping bring an end to the war. He quietly retired after the war and was buried with honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
http://www.biography.com/people/john-j-pershing
https://youtu.be/L-VmdmQ4gP8
http://www.biography.com/people/john-j-pershing
https://youtu.be/L-VmdmQ4gP8
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Thanks for honoring General of the Armies John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing who was the second US Army General to hold that rank [George Washington was the first]. General of the Armies equated to that of a six star general and is the highest possible operational rank of the United States Army.
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FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) CW5 Charlie Poulton SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT (Join to see) SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SGT Robert Hawks SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright
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Just started reading "Forty Seven Days" by Mitchell Yockelson quite an interesting read so far,he was definitely in the right place at the right time,opposed American troops being under foreign command and showed the world we were a first class fighting force.
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