Jack Keane and Joe Hoar, each served in uniform for more than three decades.

NPR: Criticism of Rumsfeld Sparks Debate in Military

Mr. HOAR: The obvious fact is, that someone that's on active duty cannot speak out and stay on.

NPR: Criticism of Rumsfeld Sparks Debate in Military

Keane was vice chief of staff of the Army, and Hoar commanded all U.S. forces in the Middle East.

NPR: Criticism of Rumsfeld Sparks Debate in Military

Mr. JOE HOAR (Retired General, United States Army): I think all of this has to be, in part, directed directly at Mr. Rumsfeld.

NPR: Criticism of Rumsfeld Sparks Debate in Military

Standing above him, Edward Sherman Hoar, his sole companion, holds aloft a string of fish and examines the oily glistening of inanimate scales.

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One striking sequence shows Endurance buried up to her deck in ice, a tangle of rigging and splintered timbers, every surface thickly covered with hoar-frost.

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Mr. HOAR: I think it's interesting that, beginning perhaps 12 or 16 years ago, retired generals and admirals started actively supporting individuals that were running for the presidency.

NPR: Criticism of Rumsfeld Sparks Debate in Military

Hoar says the generals are well within their rights to speak out, and he recalls little complaint over the past decade when retired military officers came out in support of political candidates.

NPR: Criticism of Rumsfeld Sparks Debate in Military

Edward Sherman Hoar is several years Henry's junior, the younger brother of one of Henry's former classmates, the son of Squire Hoar (one of Concord's most esteemed patriarchs), and Edward admires Henry, looks to him for guidance.

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Joseph Hoar would not dismiss that possibility.

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Hoar says Rumsfeld should go.

NPR: Criticism of Rumsfeld Sparks Debate in Military