Avoiding combat duty was and is an unforgivable sin for a professional soldier. John Eisenhower avoidcombatduty Change image and share on social
In the summer of 1952, when I was 30, the Army assigned me to an infantry unit fighting in Korea. Meanwhile, though, there was other news in my family: My father had become the Republican presidential nominee. As an ambitious young major, I refused any offers for other assignments. John Eisenhower ambitiousarmyassign share on social
