During 1869/1970, as a Captain I served as the Aide de Camp to the Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division, Danang, Vietnam.
I always greeted the General with Good Morning General.
As during his entire career, WW2, Korea, and Vietnam earlier as a Colonel and Regimental Commander, he had been addressed as Sir. He has 30 years of being called Sir.
We have few Generals in the Corps, and to achieve the rank of General, it just seemed appropriate to me to call him General. My greeting was always returned with a smile.
Thank You Major General Edwin B Wheeler, you were all that, and much more. Semper Fi
Addressing a Senior Officer
Good story, Thomas, but I’m curious, how does it relate to the picture? Or, did you make the same mistake which I once did and accidentally clicked on the wrong picture but failed to check before pressing send. My twilight assignment was as Comm Chief for the RDJTF/USCentCom of which the Director of J-6 -C4S was an Air Force BGen Sam Green. Whenever we would go to the field or on bare base deployment exercises and he would do something Marine-like, I would tell him, “Hell General, you could have been a Marine!!” He loved it and would straighten his back and stick out his chest and strut like a banty rooster. He was one of few Air Farce Officers which I really respected. Semper Fi!! Top Pro