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born 1939 United States
Leighton Warren "Snuffy" Smith Jr., (born 1939) is a former four-star admiral in the United States Navy. In 1994, he became the Commander in Chief of U.S.
United States Military leaders Also known as: Leighton W. Smith, Jr.
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There were a lot of people who were willing to write a letter for me. Not because I was academically inclined, but because I worked hard.
I can bring the conditions in which peace can be established, but I cannot bring peace to this country.
Interview at USC Berkeley (1997)
Peacekeeping is not a soldier function, but only soldiers can do it, because we've got the organization. We can make things happen in a hurry.
Interview at USC Berkeley (1997)
There's a violent peace out there, there are going to be problems over the horizon, and certainly that proved to be true.
Interview at USC Berkeley (1997)
The Naval Academy is a very prestigious place, and I choose to try it.
Interview at USC Berkeley (1997)
We went out on a very cloudy day, in an area we probably should not have been operating in, and the two of us did a maneuver that was not authorized, and I made it and he didn't.