Ltg james terry biography

Brownwood in Brown County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Lieutenant General James "Terry" Scott. . Lieutenant General (LTG) James "Terry" Scott was born on 17 August 1942. He graduated from Coleman High School in 1960 and from Texas A&M University in 1964. He was commissioned as an Army Infantry officer. LTG Scott's 32 years of military experience included commands of tactical units at all levels from platoon through division. He served in six foreign countries and participated in five combat tours. LTG Scott served three combat tours in Vietnam. From 1993 until his retirement in 1996, he was Commanding General of the United States Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg. During his military service, LTG Scott earned five awards for valor, including two Silver Stars. He was wounded twice in combat and received two Purple Hearts. From 1997 through 2001, LTG Scott was director of the National Security program at the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, where he taught graduate and executive level programs on national security matters and issues. In 2004, he was appointed by the President of the United States as chairman of the crucial Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission (VDBC) that reported to Congress and the President in 2007. LTG Scott was also chairman of the Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation and Health Issues on behalf of the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs. He earned an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. In 2008, LTG Scott was inducted into the Texas A&M University Corps Hall of Honor, and he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Military Officers Association of America for his contributions to soldiers and veterans. He was inducted into the Coleman High School Hall of Honor in 2018. L

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North Georgia College (1978)

Lt. Gen. James L. Terry was born in Chatsworth, Georgia May 14, 1957. He is a graduate from North Georgia College where he commissioned Infantry in 1978.

Terry has commanded at multiple levels across the Army culminating as commanding general of United States Army Central. He has served in a wide variety of assignments as a company grade officer including rifle platoon leader, company executive officer, and anti-tank platoon leader while stationed with the 1st-15th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division in Kitzingen, Federal Republic of Germany. He also served as the logistics officer and later operations officer for 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Subsequently, he was assigned to be the Assistant Professor of Military Science and the Assistant Commandant of Cadets at North Georgia College in Dahlonega, Georgia. Later, he was assigned as the battalion executive officer for the United Nations Command Security Force Battalion, the Joint Security Area, in Panmunjom, Korea. After his return to the United States, he served as deputy operation and brigade executive officer with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, executive officer to the Inspector General of the Army, chief of initiatives and deputy commander of the Joint Warfighting Center, U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia, and operations officer for the Coalition Forces Land Component Command, Army Central Command, at Camp Doha in Kuwait.

On Aug. 3, 2011, the Department of Defense announced the nomination of Terry to the rank of lieutenant general and for command of V Corps, U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army. Terry continued to command V Corps while also serving as commander of IJC, and as deputy commander of United States Forces Afghanistan.

In 2015, Terry retired from active duty service with 37 years of service. During his time in the A

US Army general

James L. Terry (born May 14, 1957) is a retired lieutenant general of the United States Army. Terry has commanded at multiple levels across the Army. Terry's last assignment was as the commanding general of United States Army Central, retiring 17 November 2015. Terry served as the last commander of V Corps before its inactivation in 2013. While commanding V Corps, he concurrently served as Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command (IJC), and as deputy commander of United States Forces Afghanistan. He was the Commanding General of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) from 2009 to 2011.

Early life

Terry was born in Chatsworth, Georgia, on May 14, 1957. In 1978, he graduated from North Georgia College (now known as University of North Georgia) and, through Reserve Officers' Training Corps, was commissioned as an infantry officer.

Military career

Terry has served in a wide variety of assignments, to include rifle platoon leader, company executive officer, and anti-tank platoon leader while stationed with the 1–15th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division in Kitzingen, Germany; S-4 (logistics) and S-3 (operations) for the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; assistant professor of military science and the assistant commandant of cadets at North Georgia College in Dahlonega, Georgia; battalion executive officer for the United Nations Command Security Force Battalion, the Joint Security Area, in Panmunjom, Korea; deputy G3 and brigade executive officer with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell; executive officer to the Inspector General of the Army; chief of initiatives and deputy commander of the Joint Warfighting Center, United States Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia; and operations officer for the Coalition Forces Land Component Command, Army Central Command, at Camp Do