America' s first female four-star army general
While many of us in the world cheers the presidential triumph of the first Black president in the USA, the country's Army has also selected a woman, Ann E. Dunwoody, as a four-star general on her own merit.Panyu girl scores first Olympic gold for China
posted by James Wong Wing-On at 11:20 AM
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She's not the first female US army general. Previous holders have been the commandant of the Army Nursing Corps (obviously) and also the Surgeon-General of the US Army, basically the head of their medical services, who was both a surgeon and a general.
But this one is a first for a 4-star general.
By the way, I have just just read about the controversy surrounding the picture:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7738342.stm
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