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Mizusawa's outstanding leadership and aggressive actions in leading his company while under fire were instrumental in defeating the enemy. Additionally, he personally led the defector to safety while under fire and deliberately, at great risk to himself, exposed himself to the enemy in front of his own troops to ensure the success of his company's combat action. Throughout the intense firefight, Captain Mizusawa displayed a complete disregard for his own personal safety while accomplishing his mission.”
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499:— (Sep. 2003) Colonel Mizusawa discusses the application of decentralized information age training in coping with the homeland security threat posed by terrorism in the U.S. Colonel Mizusawa also discusses the advantage of the application for city and country leadership; challenges in the deployment process; and drawbacks of Internet-based applications.
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were issued simultaneously in New York, London and Tokyo. From 2001 to 2004, Mizusawa was president of
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Mizusawa was an attorney with the Wall Street law firm
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Mizusawa was awarded the Silver Star for “exceptional valor and gallantry in action” while serving as the
Commander of the Joint Security Force (JSF) Company at Panmunjom, Korea on 22 and 23 November 1984. His citation reads “In reaction to thirty attacking North Korean soldiers in pursuit of a
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and assumed the assignment of Deputy
Director for Strategic Initiatives, Joint Chiefs of Staff. He later served as the reserve assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and as commander of the Combined Joint Interagency Task Force-Afghanistan (CJIATF-A), which was awarded the Joint
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Some have credited the successful firefight and rescue of the Soviet defector, which unexpectedly did not result in a Soviet demarche, for convincing
President Reagan to hold firm in his negotiations with the Soviet Union, which ultimately led to the end of the Cold
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Reserve's new cyber command, the Army Reserve Information Operations Command. In 2005, he commanded the first team deployed to Afghanistan from the Joint Center of Operational Analyses.
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Materiel Command, as Deputy to the Commanding General, Multinational Corps-Iraq and as the Deputy Commanding General of the 335th Theater Signal Command.
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