order that soldiers at the division base camp cited for failing to salute "will be immediately transferred to the forward area." The order had taken effect after Stone had assumed command of the 4th Division in January 1968, but only appeared in print in September in a daily divisional bulletin. The order garnered media attention in America and Stone said in an interview the Defense Department told him "the country is aroused over your saluting policy" so he withdrew it. According to The New York Times, Stone "said he had also rescinded similar orders that sent to forward areas soldiers who had their driver's licenses revoked or who violated off-limits and curfew regulations." The general also noted, with apparent bitterness, that unlike in World War II, where soldiers could be sent to a distinct front, "Here the front is all around us. Where is the front? There is no front." In retirement, Stone said the Pentagon should have addressed "the basic misconception" in the controversy. As he put it, (as a division commander) "Stone is responsible for the lives of 22,000 men, twenty-four hours a day. . . . Permissiveness in the army, much less insolence and recalcitrance, cannot be tolerated. The military virtues are obedience and discipline at all times so that they can be counted on when absolutely necessary for the security of army units and the success of their missions." Personal life and retirement He was married and had a daughter. He was an active outdoorsman and spent most of his retirement on a farm in Mathews, Virginia. References 1915 births 2012 deaths United States Army personnel of World War II United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War Burials at Arlington National Cemetery United States Army generals City College of New York alumni Military personnel from New York City