three retired generals publicly expressed support for lakin. the first was army major general (retired) paul e. vallely, a senior military analyst for fox news. in an interview, vallely stated "i think many in the military, and many out of the military, question the natural-birth status of barack obama." following vallely's announcement, army major general (retired) jerry curry and air force lt. general (retired) thomas g. mcinerney also expressed public support for lakin.