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272:U.S. Army Special Operations Command
511:Defense Distinguished Service Medal
343:United States Department of Defense
156:Defense Distinguished Service Medal
16:Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
767:Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
200:United States Joint Forces Command
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1233:Recipients of the Legion of Merit
1050:"General Gary Edward Luck (Ret.)"
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128:Joint Special Operations Command
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493:Army Staff Identification Badge
1193:Kansas State University alumni
948:with service star (2nd class)
792:National Defense Service Medal
291:United Nations Command (Korea)
232:United States Army War College
35:Brigadier General Luck in 1983
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607:with three oak leaf clusters
480:Vietnamese Parachutist Badge
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361:in 2003. He was sent back to
351:United States Central Command
266:, Korea; Commanding General,
904:Army Overseas Service Ribbon
854:Southwest Asia Service Medal
224:George Washington University
1218:Recipients of the Air Medal
1213:United States Army generals
1198:United States Army aviators
640:with two oak leaf clusters
204:National Defense University
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605:Distinguished Flying Cross
295:United States Forces Korea
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170:Distinguished Flying Cross
667:Meritorious Service Medal
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823:with five service stars
439:Master Parachutist Badge
425:Basic Army Aviator Badge
411:Combat Infantryman Badge
305:. Luck warned President
220:Florida State University
210:Early life and education
1090:Cha, Victor D. (2013).
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856:with two service stars
725:Army Commendation Medal
359:US led invasion of Iraq
280:Operation Desert Shield
260:101st Airborne Division
216:Kansas State University
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567:with oak leaf cluster
396:Awards and decorations
309:that a renewal of the
284:Operation Desert Storm
262:; Commanding General,
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264:2nd Infantry Division
252:8th Infantry Division
132:2nd Infantry Division
98:Years of service
331:Atlanta prison riots
276:XVIII Airborne Corps
124:XVIII Airborne Corps
1152:"The Wexford Group"
883:Army Service Ribbon
753:Valorous Unit Award
390:Niceville, Florida
337:Post-military life
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92:United States Army
71:Niceville, Florida
1103:978-0-06-199850-8
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1188:2024 deaths
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708:and bronze
244:Vietnam War
142:Vietnam War
1177:Categories
1162:2007-07-22
1120:1244862785
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353:, General
230:, and the
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47:1937-08-05
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702:Air Medal
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