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BYLogan Nye

Apr 4, 2023


Here are 7 times the President fired a high-ranking military leader

Although the Constitution states that the U.S. military is subordinate to civilian authority, presidents and top military commanders have clashed periodically throughout American history. Presidents, who often have little or no military experience, …

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BYLogan Nye

Apr 4, 2023

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Dec 20, 2022


That time Mattis fired a commander in the middle of combat

The effective end of Col. Joe Dowdy’s career in the United States Marine Corps came when he was relieved as commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 1 on April 4, 2003. The man who relieved him, then-Maj. Gen. James Mattis, is now President-ele…

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BYHarold C. Hutchison

Dec 20, 2022

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