President Truman's relief of General Douglas MacArthur of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Peter Pace. Rumsfeld resigned in November 2006. By 2008, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, felt obliged to pen an open letter in which he reminded all servicemen that "The U.S. military must remain apolitical at all times." President Truman's relief of General Douglas MacArthur On 11 April 1951, U.S. President Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of his commands after MacArthur made public statements which contradicted the administration's policies. MacArthur was a popular hero of World War II who was then the commander
President of the Church Veazey and he was ordained as the Prophet–President on June 3, 2005. The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints continues to believe in the lineal succession through the Jewish Laws of Inheritance. As such, the president of the Remnant Church, Frederick Niels Larsen, is a direct descendant (maternal 2nd great-grandson) of Joseph Smith, Jr. Similar to other denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement, in The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite), the "President of the General Church" is also a member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. The tiny Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite), headquartered in Independence,