88名美軍退役將領聯署支持特朗普當選總統
Donald Trump has been endorsed by 88 former military leaders in an open letter, according to his campaign.
據唐納德·特朗普的競選陣營表示，88名美國軍方前任高官在一封公開信中表示支持特朗普。The group of retired generals and admirals declared the Republican nominee "has the temperament to be commander-in-chief".
這幾十位退休將領宣稱，共和黨總統候選人特朗普“有成爲總司令的氣量”。Mr Trump, who has highlighted veterans' issues during his campaign, called their support "a great honour".
特朗普在競選活動中強調了退伍老兵的問題，聲稱得到他們的支持是“一個偉大的榮譽”。
The former top brass stated they believe Mr Trump is "more trusted to be commander-in-chief than (Democratic nominee) Hillary Clinton".
這些退休將領表示，他們相信特朗普“成爲總司令要比（民主黨候選人）希拉里·克林頓更值得信賴”。
"We believe that such a change can only be made by someone who has not been deeply involved with, and substantially responsible for, the hollowing out of our military and the burgeoning threats facing our country around the world," they added.
他們補充說道：“我們認爲這種改變只能夠由這樣一個人來完成--他必須不那麼深入體制，並且對不會挖空軍隊、在全世界面臨迅速發展的威脅等問題上負責任。”Despite making support for the military a signature issue in his campaign, Mr Trump has at various times drawn criticism from military members.
儘管特朗普陣營得到了軍方的簽字支持，但是特朗普曾經多次遭到軍方人士的批評。Most notably, he was involved in a recent spat with family members of a Muslim-American soldier killed during the Iraq War.
最值得一提的就是，特朗普最近陷入到了和一個犧牲在伊拉克戰場上的穆斯林裔美國士兵的家庭的爭論中。Mr Trump, who has not served in the military, also created a stir last month when he accepted a veteran's gift of a Purple Heart.
特朗普沒有在軍隊中服過役，但上個月，一名老兵將紫心勳章送給他當禮物，此事在當時引起了不小的轟動。"I always wanted to get the Purple Heart," he said of the medal, which is awarded to soldiers wounded in war.
紫心勳章是授予那些在戰爭中受傷士兵的獎勵，特朗普得到這枚勳章之後說道：“我一直想得到一枚紫心勳章。”
