James Wilkinson
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"James Wilkinson" was an United States/American soldier and politician/statesman, who was associated with several scandals and controversies.

He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, but he was twice compelled to resign. He was twice the Commanding General of the United States Army/Senior Officer of the U.S. Army, appointed to be the first Governor of the Louisiana Territory in 1805, and commanded two unsuccessful campaigns in the St. Lawrence River Theater (warfare)/theater during the War of 1812. After his death, he was discovered to have been a Foreign agent/paid agent of the Spanish monarchy/Spanish crown.

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I cannot tell you how honored I am to be here tonight. We wanted you to know that the 91st never forgets a veteran of our rank.

You are a member of what today is called the Greatest Generation, but I want you to know that another great generation still serves the American people in the 91st. Your division has been mobilized for the Global War on Terrorism since January 2003. We have deployed soldiers to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait.

This is the one we like to give most because of the suffering and trials our 91st soldiers went through during that campaign in Italy.

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Clearly this new Iraqi government must perform on behalf of the Iraqi people. But the new government also gives us a chance to correct our mistakes and do our part to make Iraq work.