By YOCHI J. DREAZEN
West Point, N.Y.
........ The class of 1976—who left West Point at a low point for both the Army
and its famed training ground—has produced a striking number of
generals now influencing the shape of the U.S. military. All told, at
least 33 active and retired generals, now all in their mid-50s, were
among its 855 graduating members. Gen. McChrystal’s deputy in Kabul,
Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, was a classmate, as was the officer leading
U.S. efforts to train the Iraqi army, Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick. Retired
Lt. Gen. Dave Barno, who spent 19 months as the top commander in
Afghanistan, was also West Point ’76. Read More...
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