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General Ann Dunwoody

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Call it breaking the brass ceiling. Ann E. Dunwoody, after 33 years in the Army, ascended Friday to a peak never before reached by a woman in the U.S. military: four-star general.
At an emotional promotion ceremony, Dunwoody looked back on her years in uniform, said it was a credit to the Army—and a great surprise to her—that she would make history in a male-dominated military.

“Thirty-three years after I took the oath as a second lieutenant, I have to tell you this is not exactly how I envisioned my life unfolding,” she told a standing-room-only auditorium. “Even as a young kid, all I ever wanted to do was teach physical education and raise a family.

“It was clear to me that my Army experience was just going to be a two-year detour en route to my fitness profession,” she added. “So when asked, `Ann, did you ever think you were going to be a general officer, to say nothing about a four-star?’ I say, `Not in my wildest dreams.’

“There is no one more surprised than I—except, of course, my husband. You know what they say, `Behind every successful woman there is an astonished man.’ “

HOOAH!!!

Posted by Owen at 0117 hrs
Military

1. Pinned in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Cool.

   Posted by Cindy on November 15, 2008 at 1132 hrs
   
   
   

2. Well, what can I say but congratulations for the hard work she’s been doing and now finally giving some good results.

   Posted by Motorcycle Fairings on November 15, 2008 at 1911 hrs
   
   
   

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