Retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Shalikashvili and former Senator and Secretary of Defense William Cohen opposed the policy in January 2007: " I now believe that if gay men and lesbians served openly in the United States military, they would not undermine the efficacy of the armed forces " Shalikashvili wrote.

* George W. Petrie Jr., Major, United States Army ( Retired ), a Green Beret, first man on the ground on the Son Tay Raid to rescue prisoners of war held in North Vietnam in 1970 ; Caldwell County's most decorated soldier of the Vietnam war ; planned and coordinated the Evacuation of Saigon, last U. S. Army Special Forces Officer to leave South Vietnam during the Fall of Saigon, April 30, 1975 ; two time recipient of the Silver Star.

* Charles W. Pickering: Retired Federal Circuit Judge who served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

* Retired United States District Court Judge Miles Lord was born in the area.

* United States Military Campaigns, Conflicts, Expeditions and Wars Compiled by Larry Van Horn, U. S. Navy Retired

Retired Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Car | Peacekeeper garrison car prototype at the National Museum of the United States Air Force | USAF National Museum.

Retired United States Army Lieutenant General Jay Garner was appointed as the Director of ORHA, along with three deputites, including British Major-General Tim Cross, in 2003.

# Retired Chief Justices of the United States ( currently none )

* Sandra Day O ' Connor, 2006 -, Associate Justice, Retired, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. ( First woman appointed to the Supreme Court.

* United States Navy Announces the Death of Retired Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale

Retired senior General Henry Knox, then in civilian life, served as the first United States Secretary of War.

* Hillaker, Harry, Code one magazine, " John Boyd, United States Air Force | USAF Retired, Father of the F-16 Fighting Falcon | F16 ", July 1997,

* Antonio Taguba — Retired United States Army major general

Some other rankings include 0 % from Clean Air Flow Energy, 100 % from National Right to Life, 0 % from the Human Rights Coalition, 17 % from the National Educational Association, 5 % from the League of Conservation Voters, 92 % from the United States Border Control and 10 % by the Alliance for Retired Americans.

Retired Associate Justice David Souter of the Supreme Court of the United States served on the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1983 to 1990.

* Galen B. Jackman, Retired United States Army Major General

File: Novosel FuneralProcession 20060413. jpg | A casket team from the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment " The Old Guard " transports the remains of Retired Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel during a ceremonial funeral procession at Arlington National Cemetery where he was laid to rest on April 13, 2006.

Retired KGB Maj. Gen. Oleg Kalugin described active measures as " the heart and soul of Soviet intelligence ": " Not intelligence collection, but subversion: active measures to weaken the West, to drive wedges in the Western community alliances of all sorts, particularly NATO, to sow discord among allies, to weaken the United States in the eyes of the people of Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and thus to prepare ground in case the war really occurs.

* L. S. Howeth, USN ( Retired ), History of Communications-Electronics in the United States Navy, GPO ( Government Printing Office ), Washington, DC, 1963.

Retired or separated United States armed forces personnel who were injured while serving on active duty can apply for disability or compensation through the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

* James A. Brabham, Jr .-Lieutenant General, United States Marine Corps ( Retired ), Commanding General, 1st Force Service Support Group, Operation Desert Storm ; Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics

* Paul E. Galanti-Commander, United States Navy ( Retired ); veterans ' advocate

* Francis A. Ianni-Major General, Army National Guard of the United States ( Retired ): Former Adjutant General, State of Delaware

" Jack " Mier, Jr .-Major General, Army National Guard of the United States ( Retired ), Former Adjutant General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Former Commander, 157th Infantry Brigade

* Gary Roughead-Admiral, United States Navy ( Retired ): Chief of Naval Operations

* Robert H. " Doc " Foglesong, former President of Mississippi State Univ ./ Retired Air Force Four Star General.

Veterans ' groups, led by the Air Force Association and The Retired Officers Association, argued strongly that the exhibit's inclusion of Japanese accounts and photographs of victims politicized the exhibit and insulted U. S. airmen.

Retired from active service earlier that year, it is on loan from the Air Force Museum.

* Eileen Collins, ‘ 76, Retired Colonel, U. S. Air Force, and Commander, NASA

Retired RAF Air Vice-Marshal Peter Dye, took over as Director General on 9 June 2010.

* Royal Norwegian Air Force ( Retired from active service )

* Fisher DeBerry – Retired head football coach at the Air Force Academy ( 1984 – 2006 ) and 2011 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame.

* Retired Air Force Lieutenant General Luis Arias Grazziani: An expert in national security issues.

* Robert W. Strong, Jr .-Major General, United States Air Force ( Retired ) ( 1917 – 2006 ): Chief of Staff, Eighth Air Force ( 1966 – 1970 ); Third Superintendent, Valley Forge Military Academy & College

In March 2007 Retired RAF Squadron Leader Eric Evers who was previously chief flying instructor with the British military in RAF Little Rissington, made a claim that the accident was in fact caused by a mid-air collision between the Aer Lingus Vickers Viscount and a French-built military aircraft which was training with the Irish Air Corps.

Notable alumni include Gus Bilirakis, the current U. S. representative from Florida's 9th District ; Henry Lyons, the former president of the National Baptist Convention ; Jim King, the former president of the Florida Senate ; Frank Wren, the current general manager of the Atlanta Braves ; Carl M. Kuttler, Jr., the former president of St. Petersburg College ; and Nicole P. Stott, NASA astronaut, Daryl L. Bortel, US Air Force, Retired.

* Retired General Thura U Shwe Mann, Former Joint Chief of Staff of the Army, Navy and Air Force

In addition Retired Air Force Master Sgt.

In October 2009, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley issued Retired General Moseley a " Letter of Admonishment in Retirement " for his actions.

* 1969 — Retired from Indian Air Force

Retired as Group Captain from the Indian Air Force, he has been President of Rajasthan State Sports Council in the Ashok Gehlot Government from 1999 – 2004 and currently lives in Udaipur city, India.