Van Fleet Retires From Army...Will He Be The New American Ambassador To Greece? (Left To Right) Lt. Gen. Maxwell Taylor, who is to Succeed Van Fleet, Gen. Van Fleet and Gen. Mark Clark, the supreme allied commander in the Far East. General Van Fleet, Commander of the 8th U.S. Army is Preparing to Retire from the Army and will Leave Korea Soon for the U.S.A. President Eisenhower is Expected to Offer his old Friend General Van Fleet, The Post of Ambassador to Greece. Van Fleet is no Stranger to Greece, as head of the American Military Mission in Greece he Worked closely with the New Greek Prime Minister, Marshal Papagos when the Communists were Active in the North of Greece Eisenhower and Van Fleet were Cadets Together in the Same Class at Militray School. February 23, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper).