Holocaust Survivor Organizes Military Support for Donald Trump

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Sid Shachnow is the only Holocaust survivor to become an American military flag officer.

A 40-year veteran of the Army, he served with the U.S. Army Special Forces for 32 years, later serving as the commanding general of the Airborne soldiers at Ft. Bragg. He has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.

He’s also one of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s biggest supporters. Working alongside Navy Rear Admiral (lower half) Charles Williams, he gathered a group of retired flag officers who have endorsed the GOP nominee for president.

“He has the temperament to be commander in chief,” Shachnow said in explaining why he’s worked so hard for the Trump campaign.

“Donald Trump is more trusted to be commander in chief than Hillary Clinton,” Williams added.

The endorsement letter, which was signed by four four-star and 14 three-star generals and admirals, says that “the 2016 election affords the American people an urgently needed opportunity to make a long-overdue course correction in our national security posture and policy.” It goes on to say that such change can only be enacted by the commander in chief who was not “deeply involved with, and substantially responsible for, the hollowing out of our military and the burgeoning threats facing our country around the world.”

It continues:

For the past eight years, America’s armed forces have been subjected to a series of ill-considered and debilitating budget cuts, policy choices and combat operations that have left the superb men and women in uniform less capable of performing their vital missions in the future than we require them to be.

Simultaneously, enemies of this country have been emboldened, sensing weakness and irresolution in Washington and opportunities for aggression at our expense and that of other freedom-loving nations.

In our professional judgment, the combined effect is potentially extremely perilous. That is especially the case if our government persists in the practices that have brought us to this present pass.

For this reason, we support Donald Trump and his commitment to rebuild our military, to secure our borders, to defeat our Islamic supremacist adversaries and restore law and order domestically. We urge our fellow Americans to do the same.

In total, 88 flag officers signed on to endorse Trump. They are:

General Burwell B. Bell III, U.S. Army, Retired
General Alfred G. Hansen, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Admiral Jerry Johnson, U.S. Navy, Retired
General Crosbie “Butch” Saint, U.S. Army, Retired
Lieutenant General William G. Boykin, U.S. Army, Retired
Lieutenant General Marvin Covault, U.S. Army, retired
Lieutenant General Gordon E, Fornell, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Lieutenant General Harley Hughes, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Lieutenant General Timothy A. Kinnan, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Lieutenant General Hugh G. Smith, U.S. Army, Retired
Lieutenant General David J. Teal, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Lieutenant General William E. Thurman, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Vice Admiral Mike Bucchi, U.S. Navy, Retired
Vice Admiral Edward Clexton, Jr. U.S. Navy, Retired
Vice Admiral R.F. Schoultz, U.S. Navy, Retired
Vice Admiral Donald Thompson, U.S. Coast Guard, Retired
Vice Admiral Jerry Unruh, U.S. Navy, Retired
Major General Joe Arbuckle, U.S. Army, Retired
Major General John Bianchi, CSMR, Retired
Major General Henry D. Canterbury, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General Jeffrey Cliver, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General Tommy F. Crawford, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General Felix Dupre, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General Neil Eddins, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General David W. Eidsaune, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General William A. Gorton, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General Kenneth Hagemann, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General Gary L. Harrell, U.S. Army, Retired
Major General Geoffrey Higginbothan, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired
Major General John D. Logeman, Jr., U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General Homer S. Long, U.S. Army, Retired
Major General Billy McCoy, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General Robert Messerli, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General John Miller, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General Ray O’Mara, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General George W.”Nordie” Norwood, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General Robert W. Paret, U.S. Air Force MC, Retired
Major General James W. Parker, U.S. Army, Retired
Major General Richard Perraut, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General Sidney Shachnow, U.S. Army, Retired
Major General Mark Solo, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General John Welde, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Major General Kenneth W. Weir, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired
Rear Admiral Phillip Anselmo, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Thomas F. Brown III, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Robert C. Crates, SC, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Mimi Drew, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Ernest Elliot, SC, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral James H. Flatley III, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Byron Fuller, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Dale Hagen, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Charles F. Horne III U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Grady L. Jackson, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral J. Adrian Jackson, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Frederick C. Johnson, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Jack Kavanaugh, SC, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Charles R.Kubic, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Rich Landolt, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral William J. McDaniel, M.D., U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral E.S. McGinley II, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Douglas M. Moore Jr. SC U.S. Navy. Retired
Rear Admiral John A. Moriarty, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral David R. Morris, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Ed Nelson, U.S. Coast Guard, Retired
Rear Admiral Philip R. Olsen, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Robert S. Owens, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral W.W. Pickavance, Jr., U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Leonard F. Picotte, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Brian C. Prindle, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral William J. Ryan, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral William L. Schachte, Jr., U.S. Navy JAGC, Retired
Rear Admiral William R. Schmidt, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Hugh P. Scott, U.S. Navy, MC, Retired
Rear Admiral Gregory Slavonic, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral Charles Williams, U.S. Navy, Retired
Rear Admiral H. Denny Wisely, U.S. Navy, Retired
Brigadier General Remo Butler, U.S. Army, Retired
Brigadier General George P. Cole, Jr. U.S. Air Force, Retired
Brigadier General Philip M. Drew, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Brigadier General Jerome V. Foust, U.S. Army, Retired
Brigadier General Thomas W. Honeywill, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Brigadier General Charles Jones, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Brigadier General Mike D. Jones, U.S. Army, Retired
Brigadier General Thomas J. Lennon, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Brigadier General Mark D. Scraba, U.S. Army, Retired
Brigadier General Hugh B. Tant III, U.S. Army, Retired
Brigadier General Robert F. Titus, U.S. Air Force, Retired

“Hillary Clinton has made clear she is running as a staunch defender of the status quo when it comes to the issues facing our military, and she has shown through her foreign policy decisions and her mishandling of classified information that she lacks the judgment to do the job,” Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn said. “Mr.Trump’s deep and growing support in the military community and his thoughtful proposals show he’s the right person to lead our men and women in uniform.”

Active-duty military personnel, including flag officers, are prohibited from endorsing political candidates. Retirees are not bound by the same regulations.

“It is a great honor to have such amazing support from so many distinguished retired military leaders,” Trump said. “I thank each of them for their service and their confidence in me to serve as commander in chief. Keeping our nation safe and leading our armed forces is the most important responsibility of the presidency.

“Under my administration, we will end the weak foreign policy of the last eight years, rebuild our military, give our troops clear rules of engagement and take care of our veterans when they come home. We can only ‘Make America Great Again’ if we ensure our military remains the finest fighting force in the world, and that’s exactly what I will do as president.”