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If General Haig is so smart, why did he finish 214th (out of 310) in his graduating class at West Point? Does that mean there are 213 generals his age who are smarter than he is?

Calvin Trillin

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Calvin Trillin
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: December 5
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