Don Wildman

And explain what's with the stars.

That might knock them down a few pegs.

Right.

But we do think of these guys as luminaries.

I mean, of course, the five star general is just an untouchable position to be in.

What makes a great general, in your opinion?

Oh, that's a tough one.

Interesting.

It is a huge position.

I mean, you're not only a leader of men, you're also a diplomat in many cases.

You have to strategize for politicians as well as military, you know, the Department of Defense.

You have to, you know...

Check all the boxes of all these different things.

And I suppose back to my stars question, I was kind of confused about this.

Each one of these stars marks a great moment of their career and achievement of sorts.

Or is this kind of more decorative?

Cool.

Well, let's start in the 20th century with the American general who is credited with winning the biggest and bloodiest war in the history of human civilization.

Not bad for the resume.

Dwight D. Eisenhower, coalition commander of the Allied Forces in World War II.