Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Michael, commander of the 2-12.

NPR: Refugees Returning to Iraq Find Homes Occupied

Lieutenant-Colonel Kimo Gallahue, the commander of the American infantry in Wardak, says many locals have not yet decided which side to back.

ECONOMIST: The battle for hearts and minds in eastern Afghanistan

Lieutenant Colonel IVAN DENTON (Recruiting and Retention Commander, Indiana Guard): We're most concerned about our midlevel officers.

NPR: Veteran Soldiers, Guardsmen Cut Careers Short

Lieutenant Colonel Greg Butts(ph), a battalion commander for the 101st Airborne Division, gives a driving tour.

NPR: Sectarian Killings Divide Integrated Baghdad Suburb

For example, the newly installed commander of the JTFFA detachment in Hanoi, Lieutenant Colonel John Cray, is an infantry officer with no prior experience in Southeast Asia, no intelligence training, no investigative experience, and no command of Vietnamese.

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