ext_195515 ([identity profile] musemachine.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] cap_ironman 2009-11-11 07:31 pm (UTC)

It's all right. It's sort of a convoluted history/rank. It originally was supposed to be called 'Field Marshal,' but General George C. Marshall sort of took exception for that (for obvious reasons). So they just tacked on a fifth star and said 'to hell with it.'

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