Martin Dempsey – the American four-star general who served as the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 37th Chief of Staff of the Army – was born on this day – March 14, 1952 – in Jersey City, New Jersey.

He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, Duke University, and the National Defense University.

General Dempsey is a professor of the practice at the Sanford School of Public Policy and an Executive-in-Residence at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

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Richard Myers – the American four-star general who served as the 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and previously as the Commander-in-Chief of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) – was born on this day – March 1, 1942 – in Kansas City, Missouri.

He was a graduate of Kansas State University, Auburn University, and the Air War College.

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Arthur W. Radford – the American four-star admiral who served as the 2nd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the United States Pacific Command – was born on this day – February 27, 1896 – in Chicago, Illinois.

He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and attended flight training at Naval Air Station Pensacola.

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David E. Jeremiah – the American four-star admiral who served as the 2nd Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and briefly as the Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – was born on this day – February 25, 1934 – in Portland, Oregon.

He was a graduate of the University of Oregon and George Washington University.

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Omar Bradley – the American five-star general who served as the 1st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 17th Chief of Staff of the Army – was born on this day – February 12, 1893 – in Clark, Missouri.

He was a graduate of the United States Military Academy, Command and General Staff College, and the United States Army War College.

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Thomas Moorer – the American four-star admiral who served as the 7th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 18th Chief of Staff of the Navy – was born on this day – February 9, 1912 – in Mount Willing, Alabama.

He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and the Naval War College.

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