Here lie heroes of war like John Percy and George Marshall, Omar Bradley, President Kennedy.

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Ike did the same thing when he promoted Omar Bradley over George Patton and equal to Bernard Montgomery.

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Small wonder that, like another admired Army chief of staff, World War II hero Omar Bradley, Shinseki has had a second career as the head of the Veterans Administration.

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