Raymond T. Odierno
Raymond T. Odierno
General Raymond Thomas "Ray" Odiernois a retired United States Army general who served as the 38th Chief of Staff of the Army. Prior to his service as Chief of Staff, Odierno commanded United States Joint Forces Command from October 2010 until its disestablishment in August 2011. He served as Commanding General, United States Forces – Iraq and its predecessor, Multi-National Force – Iraq, from September 2008 through September 2010. Before then, he served as Commanding General, III Corps, from May...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth8 September 1954
CountryUnited States of America
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Our profession is built on the bedrock of trust - the trust that must inherently exist among Soldiers, and between Soldiers and their leaders to accomplish their mission in the chaos of war. Recent incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment demonstrate that we have violated that trust.
All along, American policy has been, 'We don't establish a Kurdistan.