His fans say he was untouched personally by the corruption that swirled through his administration. His reputation - great general, great writer but dismal chief executive - has been rehabilitated at least somewhat in the last 25 years. He was usually near the bottom when historians ranked them. He noted that Washington’s promotion in 1978 stipulated that he would always be the Army’s highest-ranking officer, even if there were other generals of the armies.įor much of the 20th century, Grant had an ignominious place among presidents. That has not been detailed by Congress or the Army itself, he said. Lee Reynolds of the Army Center of Military History said it is not clear how many stars a general of the armies would have. The Army hasn’t had any five-star generals since General Omar Bradley died in 1981, and F. Military Advisers: American troops are assisting Somali soldiers fighting Al Shabab, a branch of Al Qaeda, in what is the most active front in the “forever wars” that the United States has waged since the Sept. Preparing for a Pacific Island Fight: A 10-day mock battle across Southern California gave a new Marine regiment the chance to test war-fighting concepts the Pentagon may one day need in a battle with China.withdrawal from Afghanistan featured emotional testimony from two American service members who lived through it. Afghan Withdrawal: The first House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the U.S.Navy is renaming two vessels under a Pentagon program to rid military installations and other property of Confederate ties. Last week three of the sponsors of the Grant resolution - Senator Roy Blunt, a Republican from Missouri Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio and Representative Ann Wagner, a Republican from Missouri - wrote to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, asking for a review of Grant’s record and “a determination as to the merits of a posthumous promotion.” They argued that Washington’s promotion in 1978 had the effect of “lowering the grade to which Grant was appointed in 1866.” 3 Republican in the House with Trump’s endorsement. Elise Stefanik, who voted against impeachment both times and became the No. Adriano Espaillat, a Democrat from Harlem who voted for former President Donald Trump’s impeachment in 20, and Rep. Two sponsors in the House are infrequent allies: Rep. Army and the survival of the republic and the broader cause he believed in, emancipation, which became the cause of the union in the Civil War.”Ī similar joint resolution on Grant’s behalf was introduced last fall with bipartisan support. “This promotion would be a recognition of what he meant to the modern U.S. today at the General Grant National Memorial, on Riverside Drive at West 122nd Street. Grant “was the first of the world’s modern generals,” said Frank Scaturro, the president of the Grant Monument Association, which is involved in a commemorative ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. The Army did not make Washington a general of the armies until 1978, two years after Congress passed a resolution calling for the move - and 179 years after his death. His supporters had hoped the posthumous promotion would come through in time for the 200th anniversary of Grant’s birth, which is today.īut such things take time. Online condolences may be expressed at became the nation’s first four-star general in 1866, after the Civil War. Arrangements are under the direction of Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Ulysses, PA. Memorials may be made to Gold Church, 2402 SR 49 W, Ulysses, PA 16948 or Ulysses Library, P.O. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a grandson, Joshua Dibble.įriends may call at Gold Church, 2402 SR 49 W, Ulysses, PA on Saturday, Mafrom 4:00 – 5:00 PM, with a Memorial Service following at 5:00 PM. (Sue) Gray of Middletown, Darlene Thompson of Ulysses, and Sandra (Hal) Dibble of Westfield nine grandchildren several great-grandchildren a brother, Ronald H. June was honored as Ulysses Citizen of the Year. She was a 40-year member of the First Baptist Church of Ulysses, current member of the Gold Church, Tri-Town Volunteer Fire Company Auxiliary, Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees, Ulysses Library volunteer, and served as a Potter County Hospice volunteer for 25 years. June was employed in the cafeteria by the Northern Potter School District for 25 years. Gray, who predeceased her on August 28, 1991. GRAY, 93, of Ulysses, PA, died Thursday, Februin her home.īorn June 29, 1929, in Greensburg, she was the daughter of Henry Jacob and Violet June Lambert Fox.
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