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Biographical information on Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno

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July 29, 2008

NAME -- Raymond T. Odierno.

HOME TOWN -- Rockaway Township, N.J.

EXPERIENCE -- Commanding general of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, beginning September 2008; commanding general, Army's Third Corps, 2006-08; commander, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, 2006-08; assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2004-06; special assistant to vice chief of staff, Army, 2004; commanding general, Army 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), 2001-04; director, Force Management, office of the deputy chief of staff for operations and plans, Army, 1999-2001; assistant division commander (support), 1st Armored Division, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army; chief of staff, V Corps, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, 1997-98; various command positions, 1990-97.

EDUCATION -- Bachelor's degree, U.S. Military Academy, 1976; master's degree, North Carolina State University; master's degree, U.S. Naval War College.

QUOTE -- "If you ask me what I worry about most, I do worry about that (Iran supporting insurgents in Iraq) as a long-term threat. And I think we have to, you know, constantly watch it."

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