five-star general
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What other American girl has stepped on the toes of a one-star, two-star, three-star, four-star and five-star general — all in one night?
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024
The commission would rename Fort Gordon, Ga., for one already famous figure — former president and five-star general Dwight D. Eisenhower.
From Washington Post • May 26, 2022
When he informed the former five-star general that the crisis was over, Eisenhower asked if he’d made a backroom deal.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2022
In 1950, Omar N. Bradley was promoted to the rank of five-star general, joining an elite group that included Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall and Henry H. “Hap” Arnold.
From Washington Times • Sep. 22, 2018
Trim and rigid and oh, so military he was, the very figure of a modern five-star general.
From Cue for Quiet by Sherred, Thomas L.
