Zitat des Tages von John Eisenhower:
I was a lieutenant in World War II.
In the summer of 1952, when I was 30, the Army assigned me to an infantry unit fighting in Korea. Meanwhile, though, there was other news in my family: My father had become the Republican presidential nominee. As an ambitious young major, I refused any offers for other assignments.
Avoiding combat duty was and is an unforgivable sin for a professional soldier.
My dad had the greatest admiration for MacArthur when they were working together in Washington before the Philippines. And Dad used to talk with absolute awe about MacArthur's brain.
The British soldiers serving in Afghanistan alongside Prince Harry were in exceptional danger until he was withdrawn.