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I was watching "The Man who Shot Liberty Valance" the other day, and they had a short bio on James Stewart.
This Guy.
I had no idea that he not only served in the Air Force, but actually retired as a Brigadier General. "Before the war [WWII] ended, he was promoted to colonel, one of very few Americans to rise from private to colonel in four years."
List of awards during service:
Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross (2)
Air Medal (4)
Army Commendation Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Presidential Medal of Freedom
French Croix de Guerre with Palm
And this.
I guess I'm just a youngblood and all but about 3 of you probably already knew this, but I thought it was awesome. :cool:
This Guy.
![220px-It%27s_A_Wonderful_Life.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fa%2Fab%2FIt%2527s_A_Wonderful_Life.jpg%2F220px-It%2527s_A_Wonderful_Life.jpg&hash=81fcb5a6008f377d898421564a318e7d)
I had no idea that he not only served in the Air Force, but actually retired as a Brigadier General. "Before the war [WWII] ended, he was promoted to colonel, one of very few Americans to rise from private to colonel in four years."
List of awards during service:
Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross (2)
Air Medal (4)
Army Commendation Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Presidential Medal of Freedom
French Croix de Guerre with Palm
And this.
![200px-Brig._Gen._James_M._Stewart.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F0%2F0d%2FBrig._Gen._James_M._Stewart.jpg%2F200px-Brig._Gen._James_M._Stewart.jpg&hash=b22d201f8dc46f64ca9a0f6870afc0fc)
I guess I'm just a youngblood and all but about 3 of you probably already knew this, but I thought it was awesome. :cool: