Thursday, June 6, 2013

6/6-DID WE DO D-DAY RIGHT? NOW IT CAN BE ASKED.



"You're out of your mind, Mr. Farber," I can imagine the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs telling me.  Nobody gets promoted from Sergeant to Major General overnight!"  And he'd almost be right.  Only one person ever made it.  KATE O'NEILL, Harvard-graduate and U. S. Army volunteer, rose to the rank of sergeant.  After leaving the service, Kate was appointed to DACOWITZ, the organization that travels cross-country and around the world safe-guarding the rights and well-being of women in the military.  Since no woman below the rank of officer had ever been named before, they had to give her a "promotion" so she could wine, dine, investigate and be part of the group.  So Kate overnight was given the "protocol" rank of major-general. There will be no saluting or pulling-of-rank of any kind this evening.  All eyes, ears, thoughts and memories are fixed on D-Day exactly sixty-nine years ago today, as Kate visits with Sara and Barry this evening.


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