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Charles Chandler Krulak (born March 4, 1942) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1, 1995, to June 30, 1999. He is the son of Lieutenant General Victor H. "Brute" Krulak , who served in World War II , Korea , and Vietnam .
Victor Harold Krulak (January 7, 1913 – December 29, 2008) was a decorated United States Marine Corps officer who saw action in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.Krulak, considered a visionary by fellow Marines, [3] was the author of First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps and the father of the 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Charles C. Krulak.
Alexander Vandegrift, then Commandant, was promoted from lieutenant general to general on April 4, 1945, to rank from March 21 of that year. He thus became the first Marine to serve in the grade of general. The Office of the Commandant was permanently fixed at the grade of four-star general under authority of the Act of August 7, 1947.
General Charles C. Krulak, the commandant of the US Marine Corps, wrote "Once an Eagle has more to teach about leadership – whether it is in the boardroom or on the battlefield – than a score of modern-day management texts. It is a primer that lays out, through the lives of its two main characters, lessons on how and how not to lead."
Krulak is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname include: Charles C. Krulak (born 1942), 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps, 1995–1999
Brute, a pseudonym of English commercial artist Aidan Hughes (born 1956) "Brute", nickname of US Marine Corps Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak (1913–2008) Brute Bernard, ring name of Canadian wrestler Jim Bernard (1921–1984) Simon Bruté (1779–1839), missionary and first bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana
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James F. "Jim" Amos (born November 12, 1946) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 35th commandant of the Marine Corps.As a naval aviator, Amos commanded the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during the Iraq War in 2003 and 2006.