Wikipedia's first sentence called it “retired u”. Today it says “retired united states army major general and former senior military analyst for fox news”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
American Army general This article is about the American military analyst. Vallely (born November 29, 1939) is a retired U.S. Army major general and senior military analyst for Fox News . He served in the Vietnam War and retired in 1993 as deputy commanding general, Pacific Command .1 In 2004, together with retired Air Force lieutenant general Thomas McInerney , Vallely co-authored the book Endgame: The Blueprint for Victory in the War on Terror . Vallely currently serves as the military committee chairman for the Center for Security Policy .2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Vallely , United States Army (Ret. ) is currently a senior military analyst for Fox News .
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Vallely is a retired US Army Major General and senior military analyst for Fox News .He served in the Vietnam War and retired in 1993 as Deputy Commanding General, Pacific Command .In 2004, together with retired Air Force Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney , Vallely co-authored the book Endgame: The Blueprint for Victory in the War on Terror .Vallely currently serves as the Military Committee Chairman for the Center for Security Policy and has lent his support to the organization Veteran Defenders of America.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Vallely (born November 29, 1939) is a retired U.S. Army major general and senior military analyst for Fox News . He served in the Vietnam War and retired in 1993 as deputy commanding general, Pacific Command . In 2004, together with retired Air Force lieutenant general Thomas McInerney , Vallely co-authored the book Endgame: The Blueprint for Victory in the War on Terror . Vallely currently serves as the military committee chairman for the Center for Security Policy and has lent his support to the organization Veteran Defenders of America.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
American Army general This article is about the American military analyst. Vallely (born November 29, 1939) is a retired United States Army major general and former senior military analyst for Fox News .Vallely served in the Vietnam War and retired in 1991 as deputy commanding general, United States Army Pacific . In 2004, together with retired Air Force lieutenant general Thomas McInerney , he co-authored the book Endgame: The Blueprint for Victory in the War on Terror . He has served as military committee chairman for the Center for Security Policy , and runs the organization Stand Up America US .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “retired u”. Today it says “retired united states army major general and former senior military analyst for fox news”. Read the current article and compare.
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retired u
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retired united states army major general and former senior military analyst for fox news
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