On March 23, 1972, Gen. John D. Lavelle—seven months into his tour as the four-star commander of 7th Air Force in Saigon—was suddenly recalled to Washington. On April 7, the Pentagon announced that Lavelle had retired "for personal and health reasons." Replacing him as the senior Air Force officer in Southeast Asia was Gen. John W. Vogt Jr., formerly director of the Joint Staff. Vogt's promotion had been expected, but the assumption was that he would be assigned to Europe.
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机译：1972年3月23日，约翰·D·拉维尔（John D. Lavelle）将军-他在西贡第7航空队担任四星级司令的七个月之旅-突然被召回华盛顿。五角大楼在4月7日宣布，拉威尔已经“出于个人和健康原因”退休。前联合参谋长约翰·沃格特（John W. Vogt Jr.）将军接替他担任东南亚高级空军军官。沃格特的晋升本来是可以预期的，但前提是他将被派往欧洲。
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