Topic: George W. Casey
Quotes
I can't think of another officer who has contributed so much and given so much to the men and women of this Army
U.S. Army Gen. McKiernan retires Jul 15, 2009
There is still a terrorist threat here that is working to foment continued sectarian violence
Casey: Sectarian crisis in Iraq has passed Mar 03, 2006
He knows that stability is important and he feels good about the direction things are going and wants to help keep it on track
Gen. Casey extends role in Iraq Jan 15, 2006
I do believe we'll still be able to take some fairly substantial reductions after these elections in the spring and summer
Possible spring pullout from Iraq seen Jul 28, 2005
If the political process continues to go positively, and if the development of the security forces continues to go as it is going
Possible spring pullout from Iraq seen Jul 28, 2005
George William Casey, Jr. (born July 22, 1948) is a United States Army general who is serving as the 36th and current Chief of Staff of the United States Army. He has served in the Army for his entire adult working life. Casey previously served as Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq from June 2004 to February 8, 2007. He assumed his current assignment on April 10, 2007.
Casey was born in Sendai during the Allied occupation of Japan. His father, George William Casey, Sr., was a West Point graduate who rose to the rank of Major General and served in two wars (the Korean War and the Vietnam War). His father commanded the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam and was killed on July 7, 1970 when his command helicopter crashed in South Vietnam enroute to a hospital to visit wounded U.S. soldiers.
Casey, a military brat, grew up on Army posts in the U.S. and Germany and graduated from Boston College High School in Dorchester, Massachusetts. After high school, he earned his Bachelor of Science in international relations from Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in 1970 and received his Master of Arts in international relations from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver in 1980. Additionally, Casey worked for Vince Lombardi during one summer when the latter was coach of the Washington Redskins.
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