General Pace to Retire

The first Teufel Hund (German for Devil Dog - which is where the term came from in WWI) in the Nation's history to hold the position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs has decided to retire at the end of his term.

General Peter Pace - one of the very few Marines to hold four stars without being the Commandant (Lew Walt was the first) - has served our Nation with pride, honor and diligence for many years. I'm sorry to see him go, but he deserves the rest.

He has received so many awards from our country that when he wears his dress uniform he has a list to port. He damn near needs someone to hold him up!

I wish him a long and comfortable retirement. Since he is a Marine, I wonder if I can get his box of crayons?