Tag: Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel

Military February 07, 2019

By Richard Sisk: 3 World War II veterans attended the State of the Union. Here are their incredible stories
 
 
 
 
The Associated Press: US Cuts Military Aid to Cameroon over Human Rights Concerns
 
 
 
 
Hopefully that is the biggest or worst mistake he will make in his career.
By Leon Cook: General Apologizes for Wearing Upside-Down Ribbon Rack at State of the Union
“I missed it … plain and simple,” he said in his Facebook post. “I hope this is a lesson for everyone who wears the uniform, and really for anyone. They put erasers on pencils for a reason. When you make a mistake or miss a detail, own it and move on.”

Comments on Facebook and a similar Twitter post were supportive of his admission.

“No one understands Air Force uniforms anyhow. I think you are safe,” wrote MMA fighter Tim Kennedy, a former Army Ranger.

Another commenter suggested Lengyel could use Maverick’s “because I was inverted” line from the 1986 blockbuster film “Top Gun” as an excuse.

“One thing is for sure … My ribbons will NEVER be upside down again,” Lengyel said on Facebook.
 
 
 
 
By Jahara Matisek And William Reno, National Defense University Press: How to build foreign militaries when the local government is terrible
 
 
 
 
By Haley Britzky: This Green Beret’s last request after being shot in Afghanistan: ‘Save the bullet’
 
 
 
 
By Wayne Crenshaw: Flight Attendant Becomes a J-STARS Pilot and Blazes a Trail