Picture of the Day: Eighth Army Change of Command
Maj. Gen. Thomas Vandal (R), the new commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, and his predecessor Lt. Gen. Bernard Champoux (C) walk alongside Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, U.S. Forces Korea commander, during a ceremony at Seoul’s Yongsan Garrison on Feb. 2, 2016, to mark his inauguration and the predecessor’s departure. (Yonhap)
I must point out the it is lieutenant General Vandal. He was promoted prior to the ceremony and you can clearly see he is wearing three stars.
I miss the smarter, dressier uniforms. Their hopefully-soon-to-be-replaced, so-called, “camouflage” just looks sloppy. You expect a general to have his stuff stowed away properly…
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History kinda repeats itself.
Is Lt. Gen. Champoux (French) and Gen. Scaparrotti (Italian) aware that the Vandals ravaged Gaul and sacked Rome?
Good thing Gen. Bukaki (Japan) isn’t here or it could get messy.