TROOP TIME - U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, addresses troops during his visit to Forward Operating Base Lagman. Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gerald WilsonA Fifth Star For General Petraeus? -- Time Magazine
A pair of combat vets argue in this morning's Wall Street Journal (subscription required) that it's time for Congress to award Army General David Petraeus an extraordinary fifth star. Four stars are the highest standard rank in the U.S. military; nine five-stars were awarded during World War II to officers like Eisenhower, MacArthur, Marshall and Nimitz. Gen. John Pershing held the rank during World War I. George Washington also got it -- in 1976.
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More News On Giving General Petraeus A Fifth Star
US veterans say Petraeus deserves fifth star -- AFP
A Fifth Star for David Petraeus -- Pete Hegseth and Wade Zirkle, Wall Street Journal
A Fifth Star for Petraeus (Revisited) -- Dorion de Wind, Huffington Post
Five Stars for General Petraeus? -- War On Terror News
Vets group wants a fifth star for Petraeus -- Stars And Stripes
Time for a fifth star for Gen. Petraeus -- North Star National
Who Are Those Guys Who Want Petraeus to Get His Fifth Star? -- Jim White, Fire Dog Lake
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