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When Dwight Eisenhower reached past nine senior generals in August of 1959 to select David Monroe Shoup as commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, no one was more surprised than Shoup himself...
Said he: "This is the first pot I ever won without having a hand in the game." Through his performance and personality, Commandant Shoup, 57, has had his hand very much in the game ever since - to the point that he has become President Kennedy's favorite service chief...
Since taking charge, "Uncle Dave" Shoup has presided over a boost in Marine manpower from 175,000 to 190,000, upgraded the First Marine Brigade on Hawaii as the nucleus of a Fourth Division. With its air support, it can be deployed anywhere on 30 days' notice, and, says Shoup, "I wouldn't be ashamed to put it in?" He has ordered promotion exams for officers as well as noncoms...
Awakened at 2 a.m. from a sound sleep, Glenn had eaten a hearty breakfast (orange juice, poached eggs, a small filet mignon) with a surprise guest, Marine Corps Commandant David M. Shoup. The astronaut underwent a final physical examination, then began squeezing into his silver space suit. At 5:12 a.m. Glenn entered the capsule ("You don't get in it," he once joked, "you put it on'') and began his long wait...
...oblique bid for more bucks to spend on nonnuclear bangs, Marine Corps Commandant David M. Shoup, 56, reminded the American Ordnance Association that even in the age of the H-bomb, a man with a rifle has unique utility. "An H-bomb," noted the bespectacled Medal of Honor winner, "cannot defend a base. An H-bomb cannot control or restore order where it lands. An H-bomb can only destroy...