Generals should not be potted plants for candidates on the campaign trail

This
phrase in an article in the Fayetteville
Observer caught my eye:  ".
. . . Sharing the stage with Ryan were . . . . retired Army Gens. Dan McNeill and
Buck Kernan."

I have nothing against either of those
generals. But I wish they would not allow themselves to be used by political
figures. The Army chief of staff should ask all retired generals to stop
appearing with candidates who are campaigning. I especially hate it when they
trot out a coupla dozen at political conventions.  In the long run, this sort of partisan
activity can only hurt the Army, and the nation.