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Raymond Thomas Odierno, [5] of Italian descent, was born on 8 September 1954 [5] in Dover, New Jersey, the son of Helen and Raymond J. Odierno. [6] [7] He grew up in Rockaway, New Jersey, [8] [9] and attended Morris Hills High School, graduating in 1972, [10] followed by the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated in June 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree.
President Lincoln at Antietam in October 1862 with eventual 1864 opponent Gen. George B. McClellan (second from left) The tallest president elected to office was Abraham Lincoln ( 6 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 4 in or 192.4 cm).
He was preceded in the role by General Ray Odierno. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] As CG, USF-I, Austin was the senior military commander in charge of all US and remaining coalition forces in Iraq. [ 23 ] Their mission was to advise, train, assist, and equip the Iraqi Armed Forces and the security agencies part of the Ministry of the Interior .
Retired Gen. Raymond T. Odierno was a “hero of great integrity and honor," President Biden said.
James Norman Mattis (born September 8, 1950) is an American military veteran who served as the 26th United States secretary of defense from 2017 to 2019. A retired Marine Corps four-star general, he commanded forces in the Persian Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War.
William Harry McRaven (born November 6, 1955) is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who served as the ninth commander of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) from August 8, 2011 to August 28, 2014.
Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. KCB (/ ˈ ʃ w ɔːr t s k ɒ f / SHWORTS-kof; 22 August 1934 – 27 December 2012) was a United States Army general.While serving as the commander of United States Central Command, he led all coalition forces in the Gulf War against Ba'athist Iraq.
Obama then ordered General Odierno to "shave that man's head". [103] General Odierno then began to shave Colbert's head; the job was finished during the commercial break by one of Colbert's staff members. One Army major said that "shaving of the hair is an amazing show of support" that was "very touching". [104]