I'm just so sad to hear about General Odierno. He was too young at 67. Hard to accept that cancer could get that giant 6'5" soldier.
But I think he'd laugh at this goofy picture I took of him trying to watch a movie in the back of our air force plane.
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But I think he'd laugh at this goofy picture I took of him trying to watch a movie in the back of our air force plane.
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When I traveled with the Secretary of State, General Odierno was the military advisor with us.
On long flights, he would sit in the staff cabin and tell stories. He liked to tell us how he got his wife Linda to marry him.
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On long flights, he would sit in the staff cabin and tell stories. He liked to tell us how he got his wife Linda to marry him.
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Our favorite "story time with General Odierno" was when he would tell and retell the day Saddam Hussein was captured. He could never hide his smile when he described tying Saddam to the side of the helicopter to transport him after he was found in that hole.
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At a White House Correspondents Dinner, General Odierno introduced me to his hero combat veteran son Tony Odierno, who had lost his arm in battle not long before.
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At a party later, I was talking to @TomBrady and General Odierno called me over and asked if I could introduce him and Tony.
QB Tom Brady refused to let the Odiernos treat him as the celebrity. He said they were his heroes, and he was honored to meet them.
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QB Tom Brady refused to let the Odiernos treat him as the celebrity. He said they were his heroes, and he was honored to meet them.
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General Odierno, Tony and @tombradby talked for a long time, but I don't know what they said because I couldn't hear. The three of them were all 6'4" plus and I'm 5'2". I stood and smiled at their chest medals.
God rest the soul of the patriot soldier, Gen. Raymond Odierno.
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God rest the soul of the patriot soldier, Gen. Raymond Odierno.
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