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Legendary General who rose from Lieutenant to General in the shortest time
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No, because you asked a question and also can pretend that you do think they are really extraordinary. 
But our BG Lee turn his guns at his people, hauling them to court and fixing his opponents.
Then, may I ask..HOW CAN OUR COUNTYRY PROGRESS ?
This one even jin satki....
First Filipino-American Takes Command of Carrier
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/08/08/first-filipino-american-takes-command-of-carrier.html
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits through the Pacific Ocean in 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Adam Randolph
Daily Press, Newport News, Va. | Aug 08, 2014 | by Ali Rockett
NEWPORT NEWS -- Capt. Ronald Ravelo relieved his brother-in-law, Capt. Karl Thomas, as commander of the USS Abraham Lincoln Thursday -- a change of command considered unprecedented for the U.S. Navy.
Ravelo also became the first Filipino-American to take command of a carrier. Thomas, the outgoing commander of the Lincoln, will lead the USS Carl Vinson, which is preparing for deployment from San Diego later this month.
"I really couldn't think of a better officer to follow," Ravelo said after the ceremony.
Guest speaker Rear Adm. Troy Shoemaker joked that for Ravelo's sister -- Jennifer, the wife of Thomas -- planning the event must have been interesting.
"With the two principals related by marriage, this is a first for me and probably our Navy, which makes today's ceremony even more special and allowed the families to plan a twofer, a change of command and a summer family reunion," Shoemaker said. "I can imagine that the logistics for this ceremony were a bit like planning a wedding reception, except that the proverbial bride and groom are your husband and brother, which begs the question: Who's the groom and which side of the aisle do you sit on?"
After shaking his brother-in-law's hand and reading his orders, Ravelo stepped from behind the podium, asking the crowd that gathered to wait just a minute before he spoke.
He pulled out a cellphone and snapped a quick selfie -- an effort to relate to some of the young sailors he'll now be leading.
The crowd was made up of about 500 of the roughly 2,500 sailors on the Lincoln, as well as friends and family, who were gathered on the lawn behind Victory Landing Park in downtown Newport News. None was more proud, Shoemaker said, than Ben Ravelo, Ravelo's father, who is a retired Navy chief.
Ravelo said he is proud to represent service members such as his father, who joined the Navy in the Philippines, leaving behind friends and family to serve a country where he didn't even know the language.
"I well with pride," he said. "But I don't feel like I'm anymore special than any other officer."
Change-of-command ceremonies typically take place on decks of their respective carriers, however the Lincoln is undergoing a mid-life maintenance on the docks of Newport News Shipbuilding. So Thomas asked that the ceremony take place in the shadow of the aircraft carrier Enterprise, the world's first nuclear carrier and first of the Nimitz-class, which is being decommissioned in the shipyard just behind the stage.
"I was pretty bent that there would be a good backdrop, that there would be a carrier presence and feel to the ceremony," he said. "Our oldest carrier Enterprise is in the final throes of her life and our newest carrier the Gerald R. Ford is in the early stages of being built in her life. And the Abraham Lincoln fits right in the middle of that."
Thomas took command of the ship two years ago as it started the four-year refueling and overhaul process, which often spells trouble for a bored crew with an average age of 22.
First Filipino-American Takes Command of Carrier
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/08/08/first-filipino-american-takes-command-of-carrier.html
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits through the Pacific Ocean in 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Adam Randolph
Daily Press, Newport News, Va. | Aug 08, 2014 | by Ali Rockett
NEWPORT NEWS -- Capt. Ronald Ravelo relieved his brother-in-law, Capt. Karl Thomas, as commander of the USS Abraham Lincoln Thursday -- a change of command considered unprecedented for the U.S. Navy.
Ravelo also became the first Filipino-American to take command of a carrier. Thomas, the outgoing commander of the Lincoln, will lead the USS Carl Vinson, which is preparing for deployment from San Diego later this month.
"I really couldn't think of a better officer to follow," Ravelo said after the ceremony.
Guest speaker Rear Adm. Troy Shoemaker joked that for Ravelo's sister -- Jennifer, the wife of Thomas -- planning the event must have been interesting.
"With the two principals related by marriage, this is a first for me and probably our Navy, which makes today's ceremony even more special and allowed the families to plan a twofer, a change of command and a summer family reunion," Shoemaker said. "I can imagine that the logistics for this ceremony were a bit like planning a wedding reception, except that the proverbial bride and groom are your husband and brother, which begs the question: Who's the groom and which side of the aisle do you sit on?"
After shaking his brother-in-law's hand and reading his orders, Ravelo stepped from behind the podium, asking the crowd that gathered to wait just a minute before he spoke.
He pulled out a cellphone and snapped a quick selfie -- an effort to relate to some of the young sailors he'll now be leading.
The crowd was made up of about 500 of the roughly 2,500 sailors on the Lincoln, as well as friends and family, who were gathered on the lawn behind Victory Landing Park in downtown Newport News. None was more proud, Shoemaker said, than Ben Ravelo, Ravelo's father, who is a retired Navy chief.
Ravelo said he is proud to represent service members such as his father, who joined the Navy in the Philippines, leaving behind friends and family to serve a country where he didn't even know the language.
"I well with pride," he said. "But I don't feel like I'm anymore special than any other officer."
Change-of-command ceremonies typically take place on decks of their respective carriers, however the Lincoln is undergoing a mid-life maintenance on the docks of Newport News Shipbuilding. So Thomas asked that the ceremony take place in the shadow of the aircraft carrier Enterprise, the world's first nuclear carrier and first of the Nimitz-class, which is being decommissioned in the shipyard just behind the stage.
"I was pretty bent that there would be a good backdrop, that there would be a carrier presence and feel to the ceremony," he said. "Our oldest carrier Enterprise is in the final throes of her life and our newest carrier the Gerald R. Ford is in the early stages of being built in her life. And the Abraham Lincoln fits right in the middle of that."
Thomas took command of the ship two years ago as it started the four-year refueling and overhaul process, which often spells trouble for a bored crew with an average age of 22.
