Quote Originally Posted by RICHARD View Post
All the "hardware" that the Gen wears is well earned.

He is not a Third World AH toy soldier that issues himself citations and medals.

At the least? He should be shown respect for his 'fruit salad' and hardware- each and every little pin/flag represents a story about what he has done to make the grade during his career.

Hey, I'm a big fan of Petraeus. Was just responding to comment from
Blue about trusting a man who fainted while waiting to give testimony
before Congress. I think the guy is an amazing man. America is lucky to
have him. Check out what he did two days after chest surgery......

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Petraeus

He is a "thinking man's" soldier.