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Originally Posted by Adm.Lee
Just to be a little more pedantic, Gen. Ridgway spelled his name without an "e".
I support using his name, BTW, although if it's to be a cavalry vehicle, the yellow-legs might prefer Buford to a parachute-infantry general.
Lee
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Unfortunately, we can't go totally ironic and name it after the commander of the US Army troops in China during the Boxer Rebellion -- his name was Chaffee too (not the same Chaffee that the M-24 was named after.)
When the Army rejected the name of Ridgway for the M-8, they called it the Buford instead, so that's a no-go too.
How about some more irony -- call it the Custer!
BTW, I'm already working on the stats, under the working name of LAV-75A1 - M-20. On my computer, it's in the "Best LCV that Never Were.doc" file.
We also have BG George Stoneman, commander of Union Cavalry for the Army of the Potomac in the Civil War, and by most accounts quite effective and innovative -- the Stoneman might be a good name.