Military Review English Edition January-February 2017

Presidents Who Served in the Armed Forces In 1879, Congress declared George Washington’s birthday a federal holiday. It has since become commonly known as Presidents Day and is celebrated annually on the third Monday in February to honor all U.S. presidents. This year we commemorate those presidents who served in our military. Thomas Jefferson James A. Garfield Jimmy Carter Colonel, Virginia Militia 1770–1779 Major General, U.S. Army (Volunteers) 1861–1863 Lieutenant, U.S. Navy 1946–1953 Harry S. Truman Colonel, Army Officer Reserve Corps 1919–1945 George Bush Lieutenant ( junior grade), U.S. Navy 1942–1945 Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant General, U.S. Army 1866–1869 William McKinley Captain, Illinois Militia 1832 Brevet Major, U.S. Army (Volunteers) 1861–1865 James Monroe Major, Continental Army 1775–1778 Ronald Reagan Captain, U.S. Army 1942–1945 Dwight D. Eisenhower General of the Army, U.S. Army 1915–1948, 1951–1952 Millard Fillmore Major, Union Continentals (home guard) 1861 John Tyler James Buchanan Private, Pennsylvania Militia 1814 Captain, Virginia Militia 1812 Richard M. Nixon Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve 1942–1966

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