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John Lennon once said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus!
Thomas Edison didn't invent the light bulb!
The U.S. interned (imprisoned) 120,000 Japanese American men, women, and children during WWII, as they were thought to be spies for Japan.
General Omar Bradley was the last person to receive the rank of General of the Army, or 5-Star General.
This is the order of U.S. Army rankings:
Private
Private First Class
Specialist
Corporal
Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant First Class
Master Sergeant
First Sergeant
Sergeant Major
Command Sergeant Major
Sergeant Major of the Army (Can only be one at a time)
2nd Lieutenant
1st Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Brigadier General
Major General
Lieutenant General
General
General of the Army (Can only be one at a time, and is reserved for wartime use only)
Go here for insignia (click on "Officer" at the top of the page for Lieutenant and up).
Most of the CoD: 4 Prestige insignia are modeled after actual medals. For example: 10th Prestige or 1st Prestige
[Edited on 03.06.2009 5:55 PM PST]