HIGHLIGHTS
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Career Highlights:
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Deanie, his high school sweetheart
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Master of Arts in Literature; Duke University
Bachelor of Science; West Point
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- Bestselling Author
- 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- One of TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People"
- Chairman of USA Basketball
- 2016 Inductee to the Irish America Hall of Fame
- Honorary Knight of the British Empire
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Born: March 14, 1952
Jersey City, NJ
the eldest grandson of 4 Irish immigrants
1974
Graduated the United States Military Academy at West Point
Attended John S. Burke Catholic High School in Goshen, NY
Earned Master's f
1996
Assumed command of 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
2003
Commanding General
1st Armored Division:
Combat Operations in Iraq
2005
Commanding General:
Multi-National Security Transition Command
in Iraq
2008
Acting Commander and Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command
2008
Commander of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
1976
1984
Became Assistant Professor of English at West Point
Earned Master's of Art degree in English from Duke University
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The Dempsey Family
Marty
Deanie
Chris
Megan
Caitlin
Married Deanie, his Burke High School sweetheart
Did you know?
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All three of the Dempsey children served in the United States Army. Chris remains on active duty as a Cavalry Major.
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Today Chris, Megan, and Caitlin are all married and each have added three children of their own to the Dempsey Family.
2011
37th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
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18th CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
2015
After 41 years in military service, General Dempsey retired as the nation's highest ranking military officer.
2016
GEN(R) Dempsey elected as Chairman of USA Basketball
2017
GEN(R) Dempsey named a Distinguished Graduate of West Point for his 41 years of service and leadership for the nation
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2017
Queen Elizabeth II awarded GEN(R) Dempsey as Honorary Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
2018
GEN(R) Dempsey co-authors his first book, Radical Inclusion: What the Post 9/ll World Should Have Taught Us About Leadership
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2019
GEN(R) Dempsey received the George Catlett Marshall Medal for sustained commitment to America's armed forces.
