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Home Front: Politix
Gen Pace nominated to Chairman of JCS
2005-04-23
RTWT but this says it all:

On the desk of Gen. Peter Pace is a photograph of the first Marine who died following Pace's orders: Lance Cpl. Guido Farinaro, killed in combat in Vietnam in 1968 when the general was a lieutenant.

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"He's been such a faithful executor and supporter of Rumsfeld's priorities," said Loren Thompson, a defense analyst at the Lexington Institute, a Virginia-based think tank. "He is a thoughtful but loyal subordinate."

Pace is described by subordinates as warm and sincere, with a humble charisma and sense of humor. In conversation, he drives home a point by putting it in terms of the common soldier, describing things "from Pfc. Pace's point of view."

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My kinda guy. . .

Semper Fi
Posted by:Doc8404

#1  "He’s been such a faithful executor and supporter of Rumsfeld’s priorities,"

Donk seething in 5, 4, 3...
Posted by: Raj   2005-04-23 2:28:06 PM  

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