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do you think a general gets that kind of respect in a prison?

posted 14 years ago by Superunknovvn
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because i kinda doubt it.

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[–] movie_fan59 13 years ago

I don't think they respected him just because he was a Lt. General. He was a legend, a hero and a well-known leader. There are a lot of generals in the military. There are few with that kind of reputation.

Then again since as far as I can determine a general officer has never actually been court-martialed and imprisoned, we'll never know.

[–] SpiltPersonality 12 years ago

I definitely think they could.

As the other poster said, it's not the rank, it's the status.

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[–] skydiveroffreefalls 12 years ago

Besides, it wasn't just any prison. All prisoners were soldiers, a few had served under the man and some of their fathers served under the man. Add his reputation and his attitude...why not?

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[–] howard_w13 11 years ago

It wasn't just the LT. General's status; he did the one that Colonel Winters wouldn't do-he showed RESPECT for/to the imprisoned servicemen. When Winters saw how willing they were to follow Irwin he became even more resentful to him. Even the prison guards came to respect Irwin and realized the type of "leader" Winters truly was when he was maniacally ordering his men to shoot Irwin as he hoisted the flag.

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[–] alasaurus 11 years ago

No, I think he would get some sort of violence towards his bottom

[–] jonmac-78418 8 years ago

Considering the fact that he was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, I have no doubts about the respect given to him from inmates in a military prison. There was also a reference to Gen Irwin's time as a tortured POW, where he refused to be released early, in order to stay with his men being held prisoner.