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Subject:	Re: General Officers Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant
From:	Bill Crews <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:	Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:05:42 -0800
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Yes, in 1976 Washington was promoted to General of the Armies with a date of 
rank preceding Pershing so that he would always be the most senior general in 
the US Army.

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From: Henry Wiencek <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thu, November 18, 2010 11:26:37 AM
Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] General Officers Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant

Re: GW's rank -- Didn't GW get his 5th star so that, in Valhalla, he
would outrank Ike?

Henry Wiencek

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