Gen. Hugh Shelton and other VIPs in Bosnia, 1998

By Joe Gromelski
Published: January 2, 2012

Erik Gudmundson ©Stars and Stripes
Eagle Base, Bosnia & Herzegovina, April, 1998: Gen. Henry H. "Hugh" Shelton, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, poses with visiting VIPs after Easter Mass at Eagle Base. From left to right are Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.); Gen. Shelton; Sen. Max Cleland (D-Ga.); and Task Force Eagle commander Maj. Gen. Larry R. Ellis. Today is Shelton's 70th birthday; he is one of two JCS chairmen from recent years (the other being Adm. William J. Crowe) born on the second day of January.

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