To: TWohlford
So the "General" got demoted to "Colonel" when he retired? LOL!
22 posted on
09/07/2006 6:44:15 PM PDT by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: Yo-Yo; TWohlford
So the "General" got demoted to "Colonel" when he retired? LOL!Different person altogether. There's the retired Lt Gen PAUL Van Riper who is not the person this article is about who is retired Colonel JIM Van Riper.
26 posted on
09/07/2006 6:47:48 PM PDT by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: Yo-Yo
Paul versus Jim, prolly to different guys.
34 posted on
09/07/2006 6:58:18 PM PDT by
Doctor Raoul
(New York Times? Get a rope!)
To: Yo-Yo
It appears, truly, that there are two Van Ripers: they're twin brothers. One a general, one a colonel.
90 posted on
09/08/2006 12:14:00 AM PDT by
Recovering_Democrat
(I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of "dependence on government"!)
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