Talk about endorsements by the numbers. A few weeks ago, nearly 50 pro-foreign intervention “security experts” from neoconservative and liberal internationalist backgrounds attacked the Republican presidential candidate in an op-ed published by The Wall Street Journal. On Monday, 88 top U.S. military leaders in a letter put together by Major General Sidney Shachnow and Rear Admiral Charles Williams endorsed Donald Trump for president.
“As retired senior leaders of America’s military, we believe that such a change can only be made by someone who has not been deeply involved with, and substantially responsible for, the hollowing out of our military and the burgeoning threats facing our country around the world,” the military leaders wrote. “For this reason, we support Donald Trump’s candidacy to be our next Commander-in-Chief.”
The New York businessman responded to the endorsement.
“It is a great honor to have such amazing support from so many distinguished retired military leaders,” Mr. Trump said in a statement. “I thank each of them for their service and their confidence in me to serve as commander-in-chief. Keeping our nation safe and leading our armed forces is the most important responsibility of the presidency. Under my administration, we will end the weak foreign policy of the last eight years, rebuild our military, give our troops clear rules of engagement and take care of our veterans when they come home. We can only Make America Great Again if we ensure our military remains the finest fighting force in the world, and that’s exactly what I will do as president.”
The open endorsement letter can be viewed here, but the full list of military leaders who signed on to the endorsement is below.
General Burwell B. Bell III, US Army, Retired
General Alfred G. Hansen, US Air Force, Retired
Admiral Jerry Johnson, US Navy, Retired
General Crosbie “Butch” Saint, US Army, Retired
Lieutenant General William G. Boykin, US Army, Retired
Lieutenant General Marvin Covault, US Army, retired
Lieutenant General Gordon E, Fornell, US Air Force, Retired
Lieutenant General Harley Hughes, US Air Force, Retired
Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney, US Air Force, Retired
Lieutenant General Timothy A. Kinnan, US Air Force, Retired
Lieutenant General Hugh G. Smith, US Army, Retired
Lieutenant General David J. Teal, US Air Force, Retired
Lieutenant General William E. Thurman, US Air Force, Retired
Vice Admiral Mike Bucchi, US Navy, Retired
Vice Admiral Edward Clexton, Jr. US Navy, Retired
Vice Admiral R.F. Schoultz, US Navy, Retired
Vice Admiral Donald Thompson, US Coast Guard, Retired
Vice Admiral Jerry Unruh, US Navy, Retired
Major General Joe Arbuckle, US Army, Retired
Major General John Bianchi, CSMR, Retired
Major General Henry D. Canterbury, US Air Force, Retired
Major General Jeffrey Cliver, US Air Force, Retired
Major General Tommy F. Crawford, US Air Force, Retired
Major General Felix Dupre, US Air Force, Retired
Major General Neil Eddins, US Air Force, Retired
Major General David W. Eidsaune, US Air Force, Retired
Major General William A. Gorton, US Air Force, Retired
Major General Kenneth Hagemann, US Air Force, Retired
Major General Gary L. Harrell, US Army, Retired
Major General Geoffrey Higginbothan, US Marine Corps, Retired
Major General John D. Logeman, Jr., US Air Force, Retired
Major General Homer S. Long, US Army, Retired
Major General Billy McCoy, US Air Force, Retired
Major General Robert Messerli, US Air Force, Retired
Major General John Miller, US Air Force, Retired
Major General Ray O’Mara, US Air Force, Retired
Major General George W.“Nordie” Norwood, US Air Force, Retired
Major General Robert W. Paret, US Air Force MC, Retired
Major General James W. Parker, US Army, Retired
Major General Richard Perraut, US Air Force, Retired
Major General Sidney Shachnow, US Army, Retired
Major General Mark Solo, US Air Force, Retired
Major General John Welde, US Air Force, Retired
Major General Kenneth W. Weir, US Marine Corps, Retired
Rear Admiral Phillip Anselmo, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Thomas F. Brown III, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Robert C. Crates, SC, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Mimi Drew, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Ernest Elliot, SC, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral James H. Flatley III, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Byron Fuller, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Dale Hagen, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Charles F. Horne III US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Grady L. Jackson, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral J. Adrian Jackson, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Frederick C. Johnson, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Jack Kavanaugh, SC, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Charles R.Kubic, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Rich Landolt, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral William J. McDaniel, MD, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral E.S. McGinley II, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Douglas M. Moore Jr. SC US Navy. Retired
Rear Admiral John A. Moriarty, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral David R. Morris, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Ed Nelson, US Coast Guard, Retired
Rear Admiral Philip R. Olsen, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Robert S. Owens, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral W.W. Pickavance, Jr., US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Leonard F. Picotte, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Brian C. Prindle, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral William J. Ryan, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral William L. Schachte, Jr., US Navy JAGC, Retired
Rear Admiral William R. Schmidt, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Hugh P. Scott, US Navy, MC, Retired
Rear Admiral Gregory Slavonic, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Charles Williams, US Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral H. Denny Wisely, US Navy, Retired
Brigadier General Remo Butler, US Army, Retired
Brigadier General George P. Cole, Jr. US Air Force, Retired
Brigadier General Philip M. Drew, US Air Force, Retired
Brigadier General Jerome V. Foust, US Army, Retired
Brigadier General Thomas W. Honeywill, US Air Force, Retired
Brigadier General Charles Jones, US Air Force, Retired
Brigadier General Mike D. Jones, US Army, Retired
Brigadier General Thomas J. Lennon, US Air Force, Retired
Brigadier General Mark D. Scraba, US Army, Retired
Brigadier General Hugh B. Tant III, US Army, Retired
Brigadier General Robert F. Titus, US Air Force, Retired
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