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	Alexander Haig			28 of 41

Alexander Haig commanded an infantry division in Vietnam, then returned stateside in 1969 to become a member of Henry Kissinger's national security council staff. Haig helped South Vietnamese president Nguyen Van Thieu to negotiate the final cease-fire talks in 1972. Haig would later serve as President Ronald Reagan's secretary of state.