“Mr. President, I am the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and I am not paid to be a yes-man. You have military advisers to give you military advice. My advice to you is not to do this.”

About John W. Vessey, Jr.

Military Officer • American

John William Vessey Jr. was a distinguished United States Army general who served as the tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1982 to 1985. His remarkable military career spanned 46 years, beginning as a...