George Joulwan Military person

George Alfred Joulwan (born November 16, 1939, Pottsville, Pennsylvania) is a retired United States Army general. He finished his military career as the Commander-in-Chief, United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander (SACEUR) in 1997.Over a military career spanning 36 years, General Joulwan fought in Vietnam, Panama, and El Salvador. As the Supreme Allied Commander, he conducted over 20 operations in the Balkans, Africa, and the Middle East. In all of those operations, he never lost a single soldier to hostile fire. When the United States sent forces into Bosnia in the 1990s, General Joulwan played the leading role in troop deployment, earning praise by President Clinton upon Joulwan's retirement.As SACEUR, General Joulwan created a strategic policy for the United States military engagement in Africa, which was the first time in U.S. history that such a policy had been crafted. The West Point Association of Graduates credit his cooperation with Russia during the Bosnian campaign for the basis of the NATO-Russian Founding Act signed in 1997.

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Birth date	November 16, 1939
Birth place	Pennsylvania

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award	Bronze Star Medal Defense Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) Legion of Merit Silver Star Air Medal Commendation Medal Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
military operations	Vietnam War
military branch	United States Army
military command	V Corps 3rd Armored Division *United States Southern Command