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Posted on 08/15/2013 9:30:01 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
Did you read his autobiography? I think subtitled “The early years”. It is really interesting. He led quite a life.
I read a bio (little blue book) of him when I was a child. I’ve read some articles since then, but nothing solid. I’ve always thought that he was a mensch. I should order that one.
Wow. A new hardcover version is $309., with a used hardcover $94.. I am opting for paperback. LOL! :)
Wow! I better put my hardcover in a vault! :)
I guess so! :)
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Aw, you miss Onyx already, don’t you, you old Cajun, you! [smiles] She’ll be back before you know it.
"My approach recognizes the basic principle of a written Constitution. We "the people" adopted a written Constitution precisely because it has a fixed meaning, a meaning that does not change. Otherwise we would have adopted the British approach of an unwritten, evolving constitution.
Aside from amendment according to Article V, the Constitution’s meaning cannot be updated, or changed, or altered by the Supreme Court, the Congress, or the President.
Of course, even when strictly interpreted as I believe it should be, the Constitution remains a modern, "breathing" document as some like to call it, in the sense that the Court is constantly required to interpret how its provisions apply to the Constitutional questions of modern life.
Nevertheless, strict interpretation must never surrender to the understandably attractive impulse towards creative but unwarranted alterations of first principles."~Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Speech to the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research,
February 2, 2001
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Service/branch: United States Army
Years of service: 1909–1945
Rank: General
Commands held:
Machinegun Platoon/3/15th Cavalry Regiment
K/3/15th Cavalry Regiment
A/1/7th Cavalry Regiment
HQs Troop/American Expeditionary Force
302nd Tank Center
1st Light Tank Battalion
1st Light Tank Regiment
1st Tank Brigade
304th Tank Brigade
3/3rd Cavalry Regiment
5th Cavalry Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2/2nd Armored Division
2nd Armored Division
US 1st Armored Corps
Desert Training Center
US 1st Armored Corps
U.S. II Corps
US 1st Armored Corps
U.S. Seventh Army
U.S. Third Army
U.S. Fifteenth Army
Battles/wars:
Mexican Revolution
Battle of San Miguelito
World War I
Saint Mihiel Campaign
Meuse-Argonne Campaign
World War II
North Africa Campaign
Sicily Campaign
Normandy Campaign
Lorraine Campaign
Ardennes Campaign
Awards:
Distinguished Service Cross (2)
Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Silver Star (2)
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Legion of Honor (Fr)
Order of the White Lion (Cz)
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