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  • Ole Cowboy

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    Lieutenant General (3 star) out ranks a Major General (2 star), because when The made Generals in the Army the senior man in the Infantry was a Sgt Major and the senior man in the Horse Cavalry was a Lieutenant hence Major General and Lieutenant General, 2 and 3 stars respectively.
     

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    The rank of 5 star General was created in December 1944. There have only been 5 Generals appointed to 5 star since then, with Omar Bradley being the last in 1950.
     

    diesel1959

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    San Patricio county is obviously named for
    Saint Patrick.
    Not so obviously, it is so named due to the desire of the Mexican Government to offer land grants in Texas to attract Irish immigrants. In the preamble of the grant the immigrants were to swear allegiance to Mexico.
    It is similar to language used in the grants to Travis.
    Churubusco & Chapultepec were pretty tough on the San Patricios . . .
     

    diesel1959

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    The rank of 5 star General was created in December 1944. There have only been 5 Generals appointed to 5 star since then, with Omar Bradley being the last in 1950.
    . . . and only one man who has ever been a five-star general in two different services.

    That would be Hap Arnold--U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force.
     

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    And there has
    The rank of 5 star General was created in December 1944. There have only been 5 Generals appointed to 5 star since then, with Omar Bradley being the last in 1950.
    There has only been TWO 6 star Generals: George Washington was given the rank of 6 Star in 1976, the only Active Duty officer was General John J Pershing, who wore 4 GOLD stars in lieu of 4 silver stars, the 4 gold was his 6 star rank as that time there was NO 5 star rank?? go figure
     

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    And there has

    There has only been TWO 6 star Generals: George Washington was given the rank of 6 Star in 1976, the only Active Duty officer was General John J Pershing, who wore 4 GOLD stars in lieu of 4 silver stars, the 4 gold was his 6 star rank as that time there was NO 5 star rank?? go figure
    Both Washington (in 1978) and Pershing were entitled to the rank "General of the Armies", which no other American Flag Officer has ever attained--even temporarily.
     
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    benenglish

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    Federal law allows military General or Flag Officers to import firearm(s) with their personal effects, without any license, permit, or paperwork of any kind. They are required only to declare the firearm(s) and show ID to Customs when they enter the country.

    There are some additional rules that are supposed to be followed (e.g. no machine guns, no non-sporting firearms, etc.) but there is no paperwork or robust oversight at any step. Theoretically, a Customs Officer could personally inspect the firearms and declare that they are prohibited from import. In reality, though, when a Flag Officer shows ID at Customs, even if they're declaring firearms in their baggage, does any Customs Officer do anything other than just wave them through?

    The practical effect is that a General or Flag Officer can bring any firearm into the country.
     
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    Cement Factories used Industrial Shot Guns, sometimes called Kiln Guns to shoot the slag buildup from the inside of the rotating kiln.
    The gun is usually on a heavy mount and you fire through the open window looking into the kiln
    I've fired these before and believe me it is hot to sit there that close to the heat so protective gear is work to protect the shooter.
    The ones I've seen shoot lead shot and are 8 gage shells
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