Civilian ‘Generals’
You may have seen the picture of the Texas sheriff who denounced Hombre Naranja’s efforts to get control of the border. But did you see the general’s stars on the collar of this civilian cop?
One sees this a lot.
There are “sergeants” and “lieutenants” and “majors” and “colonels,” with eagles on their collars. There are even four and five-star “generals” – equivalent in rank to MacArthur and Eisenhower and Patton running small-town sheriff’s offices.
It’s what you might call stolen valor – a term of opprobrium applied to people who parade around in military uniforms (and wearing military insignia) they’re not entitled to wear – either because they’re not in the military or becaus
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