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  • Ray Odierno, Army general who led troops through Iraq War, dies at 67

    10/15/2021 10:03:20 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 21 replies
    National Public Radio ^ | October 10, 20212:40 PM ET | Deepa Shivaram
    Ray Odierno, the retired Army general who led U.S. troops through the Iraq War and later served as the Army’s chief of staff, has died of cancer at the age of 67. Odierno’s death Friday was announced in a statement by his family, according to The Associated Press. “The general died after a brave battle with cancer; his death was not related to COVID,” the family said. Odierno, a West Point graduate, served in the military for nearly 40 years, a decorated career that included three tours of duty in Iraq. He began the war in command of the 4th...
  • US General: Five Iranians Detained in Iraq Should Not be Released

    10/05/2007 6:25:08 PM PDT · by nuconvert · 21 replies · 804+ views
    Yahoo/AFP ^ | October 05, 2007
    US General: Five Iranians Detained in Iraq Should Not be Released October 05, 2007 AFP Yahoo News! WASHINGTON -- General Raymond Odierno, the number two leader of US forces in Iraq, said in an interview published Friday that he will recommend that the five Iranians that US forces detained in Iraq in January should not be released. Their case will be reviewed this month, and according to The Washington Post it is so sensitive that it is being reviewed by the White House. "Militarily, we should hold on to them," Odierno told the Post. US forces detained the five in...