A Republican General for Kerry
By Lonna Gooden VanHorn
General Tony McPeak is a retired four star general who was the head of
the U.S. Air Force under President GHW Bush during Operation Desert
Storm.
As chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, he was a member of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and was the senior uniformed Air Force officer
responsible for the organization, training, and equipage of a combined
active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian force of over 850,000,
serving at approximately 1,300 locations around the globe.
General McPeak is the recipient of the Silver Star, Distinguished
Service Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross. He was a fighter pilot
and flew over 300 combat missions in Vietnam.
He was the Oregon chairman of Bob Dole's presidential campaign, and in
2000 he was the co-chairman of Oregon Veterans for Bush/Cheney.
But, he came to Roswell this week campaigning for John Kerry.
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