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A new general is set to take command of the 1st Cavalry Division — Fort Cavazos’ largest unit — on Friday.

A new general is set to take command of the 1st Cavalry Division — Fort Cavazos’ largest unit — on Friday.

Great student of military history, but also someone who understood the government more than most. >> of that generation that served in vietnam and whose vietnam experience no doubt colored the rest of his military career and how we thought about things and as you point out, not only did he command in europe, he was chair of the joint chiefs during the involvement in panama, and then desert storm and desert shield. >> right. >> which were key transformative moments after vietnam for the u.s. mili...

Barbara A. O'Malley, mother of the former governor of Maryland and aide to Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, has died at 93.

to tell you something about julius becton. we are former comrades in arms. meeting first and september, 1967 at fort campbell, kentucky. when he and i were newly designated commanders in the 101st airborne division. the division was preparing to move by air to vietnam to join its first brigade, already there, which we did that december. . . earned by members of the second brigade task force, during the month of heavy fighting, in which with our vietnamese friends, we drove out the nort...

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>> welcome everyone. on behalf of the activities committee of the norwood residents association, it is a pleasure to well, lt. gen. julius becton. and that .. to vietnam to join its first brigade already there, which we did that december. in march, 1968 in vietnam, lieutenant colonel becton and his second 17th calabresi squadron joined the brigade task force which i commanded. his airborne, freight squadron airborne now equipped with armored personnel carriers and later attached tanks ...

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to the middle east talks about his latest book, "leading the charge leadership lessons from the battlefield to the board room." general zinny w served in the marines from 65 to 2000 is currently chairman of the board of bae systems. he discuss his book with murphree type your lieutenant geral julius becton jr., former superintendent of the washington, d.c. public school system. he served with the army in world war ii and the u.s. war in korea and etnam wrote about his life in the recen...