#262 Garand Picture of the Day - Matthew B. Ridgeway

[Mark in Rochester]

Gen. Matthew B. Ridgeway (L) marching along road with his troops.
Location: Korea
Date taken: 1951
Photographer: John Dominis


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Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) was a United States Army General. He held several major commands and was most famous for resurrecting the United Nations (U.N.) war effort during the Korean War. Several historians have credited Ridgway for turning around the war in favor of the UN side. His long and prestigious military career was recognized by the award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 12, 1986 by President Ronald Reagan, who stated that "Heroes come when they're needed; great men step forward when courage seems in short supply."[1]

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More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Ridgway

[Dan Shapiro]

Those boots look awful shinny as opposed to the ones the grunts are wearing.

[zullo74]

You can't really think a general did a lot of marching, do you? ;-)

[John Kuhns]

The whole line looks too clean. Note the creases in the fatigues of the lead soldier.

[JohnF]

The whole line looks too clean. Note the creases in the fatigues of the lead soldier.

Yep, and they look lightly starched too. Not to detract from their service in Korea, but they all look like staff people to me.

Ridgeway has his ever present Mk 2 grenade secured to his shoulder harness. Hardly ever saw a picture of him when he didn't have it. Wonder if he unscrewed the fuse and dumped the TNT just to be safe?

[John Kuhns]

The dude that's huffing and puffing two back from the General looks like staff.