Posted on 06/11/2004 10:20:45 PM PDT by Cedar
Commanding General Maj. Gen. Galen B. Jackman's Biography
Major General Galen B. Jackman was commissioned from the University of Nebraska ROTC Program in 1973. His first duty assignment was with the 1st battalion (ABN) 508th Infantry, 82d Airborne Division, where he served as a rifle platoon leader, anti-tank platoon leader, company executive officer, and battalion adjutant. He next served with the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, as a battalion S4, rifle company commander, and battalion S3. Following assignment as a Procurement Officer with the United States Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, he served as Procurement Officer, Squadron Executive Officer, and Squadron Commander in 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta.
Major General Jackman has commanded the 1st battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division; 2d Brigade, 7th Infantry Division; and the Ranger Training Brigade, Fort Benning, Georgia. He has also served as the Director of Combined Arms and Tactics at the United States Army Infantry School, as well as the Deputy J3 for Training and Readiness, United States Pacific Command, Hawaii, Chief of Staff and Assistant Division Commander for Support, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry). Major General Jackman most recently served as Director of Operations, United States Southern Command.
Major General Jackman is a graduate of the Infantry Basic and Advanced Courses, Command and General Staff College, and Industrial Arts College of the Armed Forces. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Nebraska and a Master of Science in Acquisition and Contract Management from the Florida Institute of Technology. He has earned the Ranger Tab, Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and Expert Infantryman Badge. His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and Army Achievement Medal.
Been in several unit that have been in combat, in the past thirty years, but he obviously wasn't in them.
Looks like he knows logistics pretty well.
Yes, he was a gentleman. I am sure that he was a great comfort to Nancy throughout all of this.
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The two of them forged a great friendship and bond that will last a long, long time.
Thanks for posting...the man was quite impressive!
Bravo Zulu to General Jackman, he did a wonderful job!
Thank them all, they did an excellent job all week. They have a guest book on their website here:
http://www.mdw.army.mil/guestbook.asp
By the time he got his commission we had pulled most of out troops out of Viet-Nam. And since then not a lot of oportunity for combat.
Thanks for the link. I emailed them about my appreciation.
I was commissioned with him, and I didn't even know. I was also UNL ROTC, but AF rather than Army. We had an all services commissioning ceremony. My Dad, who passed away in April also of Alzheimer's and pneumonia like Reagan, pinned on one of my butter bars, my Mom did the other one.
He is one impressive looking, and very gentlemanly acting soldier.
Another Army Major General from Nebraska is the son of one of my Dad's friends. Went fishing with them a couple of times when we were kids. His mother was at my Dad's funeral and at my folks 50th anniversaries bash. He's currently COMSFOR in Bosnia, or was last I heard.
Never mind all that. Enquiring minds want to know if he's single. ;o)
He cannot help to have influenced other young men to join some branch of the service. What a sterling example of men of whom this Nation can be proud.
The combination of flawless timing and impeccable foresight added to strength and sensitivity creates a rare find in a male quite that impressive in stature and command.
Nancy certainly needed his arm, guidance and securing influence. It steadied her and made her way easier. I wished most emphatically that some such knowledgable escort could have been provided Lady Thatcher out of deference for her rank, international stature and health concerns.
Interesting that they are officially acknowledging the existence of SFOD-D now. That's fairly recent, even though it's been an open secret for going on 25 years.
Sounds like a guy with managerial skills and Nancy seemed to be able to confide in him.
"he served as Procurement Officer, Squadron Executive Officer, and Squadron Commander in 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta".
If this refers to Delta Force, then he well may have clocked combat time or equivalent.
And that he was selected for said organization without any time in SF or the Ranger Regiment (although he did--presumably afterward--command the RTB). That's kind of unusual, I would think.
Sorry to disappoint you but this article is about his wife.
Except for those two little dust ups in the Persian Gulf region. He's have been a Lt. Col. or maybe Col. for the first one. He might have been there, but in the rear with the gear or otherwise not in direct combat, thus no CIB. Without a timeline, which the article did not have, and I couldn't find, it's hard to know.
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