Hugh Shelton on Red Hat BoD

[Rick Forrister]

Leon Goldstein wrote:

> Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
>
>> Rick Forrister <rickf at ktb.net> wrote:
>
>
> But there are occasional exceptions.  Several years ago the USMC 
> Commandant announced that the Corps would
> provide full military rites for  army retirees, when the Army 
> Secretary announced  that the army couldn't spare the people for honor 
> guards at military funerals.

Yea, the Corps seems to often show a touch of class.  They took better 
care of medical types in combat zones, too.

rickf