David Paul Valcourt is a retired

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of the

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. He served as the Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff,

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from February 25, 2008, to May 3, 2010, after serving as Commanding General, Eight United States Army. He was previously the Commanding General of the Field Artillery Center and

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, Oklahoma. He was the Commanding General of the Eighth United States Army and the Chief of Staff of

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, Combined Forces Command, and the

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in the

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. Valcourt is a native of

Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts Chicopee ( ) is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 55,560, making it the second-lar ...

, graduated from the

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at West Point with a B.S. degree and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery (FA) on 6 June 1973. He later earned an M.S. degree in Physical Education from

Springfield College Springfield College is a private college in Springfield, Massachusetts. It confers undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is known as the birthplace of basketball because the sport was invented there in 1891 by Canadian-American instructor J ...

in 1983 and an M.A. degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. Valcourt has held a variety of command and staff positions. He holds the

Army Distinguished Service Medal The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is a military decoration of the United States Army that is presented to soldiers who have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility. Th ...

Defense Superior Service Medal The Defense Superior Service Medal (DSSM) is a military decoration of the United States Department of Defense, which is presented to United States Armed Forces service members who perform superior meritorious service in a position of significant ...

, the

Legion of Merit The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight ...

with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, among other medals.

Major Decorations and Badges

US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon

with four oak leaf clusters * Defense Meritorious Service ribbon

Defense Meritorious Service Medal * Meritorious Service Medal * Army Commendation Medal * Army Achievement Medal * National Defense Service Medal with two stars *

Korea Defense Service Medal The Korea Defense Service Medal (KDSM) is a military service medal of the United States Armed Forces that was first created in 2002 when it was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The bill to create the proposal was introduced and cham ...

Humanitarian Service Medal The Humanitarian Service Medal (HSM) is a military service medal of the United States Armed Forces which was created on January 19, 1977 by President Gerald Ford under . The medal may be awarded to members of the United States military (includi ...

Army Service Ribbon The Army Service Ribbon (ASR) is a military award of the United States Army that was established by the Secretary of the Army on 10 April 1981 as announced in Department of the Army General Order 15, dated 10 October 1990. History Effective 1 Au ...

Overseas Service Ribbon An Overseas Service Ribbon is a service military award of the United States military which recognizes those service members who have performed military tours outside the borders of the United States of America. There are different versions of the ...

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Official Biography (U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command)(Sterling joins TRADOC as new deputy commanding general, chief of staff
1951 births Living people United States Army Field Artillery Branch personnel People from Chicopee, Massachusetts United States Military Academy alumni Springfield College (Massachusetts) alumni Naval War College alumni Recipients of the Legion of Merit United States Army generals Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Military personnel from Massachusetts {{US-army-bio-stub

Major Decorations and Badges

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