| 词条 | John B. Poindexter |
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|birthname = John B. Poindexter |image =http://www.jbpoindexter.com/images/color_john-crop-u6865.jpg?crc=265538705 |caption = |birth_date = |birth_place = Houston |death_date = |death_place = |party = |spouse = |children = |residence = |alma_mater = UARK, BS(Hons) (1966) NYU, MBA (1971) NYU, PhD (1976) |religion = |signature = |website = |footnotes = |nickname = |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = {{flag|United States Army}} |serviceyears = 1967–1971 |rank = Captain |unit = |commands = |battles = |mawards = Silver Star Medal Soldier's Medal Bronze Star Medal (2) Purple Heart Medal (2) Presidential Unit Citation {{ribbon devices|number=|type=service-star|other_device=|ribbon=Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg|width=30}} Vietnam Cross of Gallantry}}John B. Poindexter is an American businessman and former soldier. He is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. and owner of Cibolo Creek Ranch.[1] Early life and educationPoindexter was born in Houston, Texas.[1] He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Honors.[1] After several years' military service, he entered New York University, where an MBA in 1971 was followed by a Ph.D in Economics and Finance in 1976.[1][2] Military service and aftermathPoindexter joined OCS in 1967 and graduated that July. After three years with L Troop of the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (as Platoon Leader and Executive Officer in Germany, and then Troop Commander in Fort Lewis, WA), he joined the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam in 1970. Initially serving as Commander of Headquarters Troop, he was then appointed as Commander of 1st Squadron's A Troop.[3][4] On March 26, 1970, the hundred-strong Charlie Company of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, unwittingly entered into an area of dense jungle containing a complex of North Vietnamese bunkers and were pinned down by approximately 400 NVA troops. Captains Poindexter and Ray Armer (of the 2nd Battalion's airborne infantry Alpha Company) heard their call for assistance, and in the absence of orders from Command, Poindexter directed Alpha Troop to aid Charlie Company. In the resulting battle, 20 U.S. troops were wounded, including Poindexter, and there were at least two fatalities. At dusk, with concern that the night would advantage the North Vietnamese, Poindexter ordered a full retreat.[8][5][6][7] During the next few months before he returned to the United States, Poindexter applied for dozens of decorations to be awarded to members of his troop,[12] and wrote an unpublished account of the battle. In 1999 he used this account to develop a presention on small unit leadership for an 11th Cavalry professional development program,[4] and subsequently revised it for publication in Armor in 2000.[8] {{Quote box|quote = As a nation, we have an obligation to this troop. Their actions that day went largely unnoticed -- for decades -- until their old captain, John Poindexter, realized that their service had been overlooked... And so he spent years tracking down his troopers and gathering their stories, filing reports, fighting for the Silver Stars and Bronze Stars they deserved and bringing us to this day. Thank you, John. |author = President Barack Obama |width = 30% |source=Oct 20, 2009.[9] |align = right }} In 2002, he discovered through reading Keith W. Nolan's Into Cambodia that the decorations he had applied for on behalf of members of Alpha Troop had never been awarded. He resubmitted applications for award in 2003, but only 14 additional individual awards were made.[10] To remedy this, he coordinated a team of a hundred volunteers to help obtain and compile evidence from both documentary and eyewitness sources, and self-published The Anonymous Battle (2004), an account based on his manuscript and the collected evidence.[5][12] Because the time elapsed was significant, and consequently not all individual medal claims could be sufficiently substantiated, Poindexter sought award of a Presidential Unit Citation to provide recognition to all members of Alpha Troop.[11] During his campaign for recognition, he obtained support from generals including Brigadier General John Bahnsen, the retired commander of the 11th Cavalry's 1st Squadron, as well as from Texas Senator John Cornyn, who submitted the dossier in 2004 to the then-Secretary of the Army. In late 2008, award of a Presidential Unit Citation was approved;[5][12] this was unveiled in California (11th Cavalry being stationed at Fort Irwin) in September, 2009. On October 20, 2009, President Barack Obama presented attending Alpha Troop veterans with the Presidential Unit Citation at the White House.[5][6] Philip Keith's 2012 Blackhorse Riders: A Desperate Last Stand, an Extraordinary Rescue Mission, and the Vietnam Battle America Forgot details the action and Poindexter's campaign for its recognition.[12] Awards and decorationsFor his military service, Poindexter was awarded the Silver Star, the Soldier's Medal, two Bronze Stars, two Purple Hearts, the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star.[4][13] CareerBusinessPoindexter joined Salomon Brothers as an investment banker in New York City in 1971 while completing his doctorate,[12] and until 1985 worked in Venture Capital including a vice presidency at Smith Barney. In 1985, he founded J.B. Poindexter & Co.,[14] which as of 2010{{Update inline|date=February 2016}} was the world's largest manufacturer of commercial truck bodies.[15][16] RanchingPoindexter acquired Cibolo Creek Ranch in 1990, and operates it as a hunting resort.[17][18] His attempt to acquire 46,000 acres of Big Bend Ranch State Park was widely noted, with charges made that bulldozer activity in the development of his ranch had damaged or destroyed archaeological sites.[1][19] Poindexter holds a leadership position in the International Order of St. Hubertus, a hunting society.[20] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-man-in-the-white-hat/ |title=The Man in the White Hat |first=John|last=Spong|work=Texas Monthly |date=February 2006| accessdate=February 25, 2016}} 2. ^{{cite web|accessdate=February 21, 2015|url=http://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/documents/uat_027895.pdf|title=2010 Awards|publisher=NYU Stern}} 3. ^{{cite journal|title=Poindexter to be Featured Speaker at Reunion Banquet|first=Chuck|last=Schmidt|work=Thunder Run|volume=21|number=3|edition=Q3 2006|pp=1,4|url=http://www.11thcavnam.com/Thunder%20Run/Thunder%20Run%20-%203rd%20Qtr%202006.pdf|accessdate=24 February 2016}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite journal|title=Armor|edition=January–February 2000|date=2000|pp=18–33|url=http://www.benning.army.mil/armor/eARMOR/content/issues/2000/JAN_FEB/ArmorJanuaryFebruary2000web.pdf|accessdate=26 February 2015}} 5. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/us/01vietnam.html?_r=0|title=After 39 Years, Soldiers Honored for Vietnam Rescue Mission|first=James|last=Dao|date=September 30, 2009|work=New York Times|accessdate=28 February 2016}} 6. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/no-longer-the-anonymous-battle-vietnam-unit-awarded/|work=Seattle Times|title=No longer the Anonymous Battle: Vietnam unit awarded|date=October 21, 2009|accessdate=28 February 2016}} 7. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ZZCcyKcWYUC|first=Philip|last=Keith|title=Fire Base Illingworth|pp=29–34|publisher=Macmillan|accessdate=28 February 2016}} 8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2009/08/30/Veterans-who-saved-100-soldiers-ask-Obama-to-present-citation/stories/200908300261|title=Veterans who saved 100 soldiers ask Obama to present citation|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=August 30, 2009|accessdate=29 February 2016}} 9. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Saddle-Up-and-Move-Out|title=Saddle Up and Move Out|first=Jesse|last=Lee|date=October 20, 2009|work=whitehouse.gov|accessdate=28 February 2016}} 10. ^{{cite news|title=Vietnam-era captain campaigns for soldiers' recognition|url=http://www.chron.com/life/article/Vietnam-era-captain-campaigns-for-soldiers-1738556.php|work=Houston Chronicle|accessdate=3 March 2016}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nyu.edu/alumni.magazine/issue15/15_classnotes_Poindexter.html|title=The Final Battle|date=Fall 2010|work=NYU Alumni Magazine|accessdate=3 March 2016}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/philip-keith/blackhorse-riders/|title=Blackhorse Riders|date=5 Dec 2011|work=Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=28 February 2016}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kuycLzBhp6sC&pg=PA236&dq=poindexter+houston&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfl7350Y3LAhUoFqYKHRQ-D3QQ6AEIJzAD#v=onepage&q=poindexter&f=false |title=Blackhorse Riders: A Desperate Last Stand, an Extraordinary Rescue Mission|first=Philip|last=Keith|accessdate=28 February 2016}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=81037&privcapId=21219 |title= Overview of J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc.|work=Bloomberg L.P.|accessdate=24 February 2016}} 15. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/08/16/newscolumn1.html|title=John Poindexter fights for his brethren and wins|first=Christine|last=Hall|work=Houston Business Journal|accessdate=24 February 2016}} 16. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/09/30/poindexter-trucks-vietnam-entrepreneurs-medal.html |work=Forbes |date=September 30, 2009 |title=Fighting A Two-Front War |first=Christopher |last=Helman |quote=Since the early 1990s, John Poindexter has built his Houston company, J.B. Poindexter & Co. into the world’s largest ($550 million sales) maker of truck bodies for the likes of Ryder, Penske, UPS and Fedex. |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6fdqaMaz7?url=http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/30/poindexter-trucks-vietnam-entrepreneurs-medal.html |archivedate=February 28, 2016 |deadurl=no |df= }} 17. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/09/30/poindexter-trucks-vietnam-entrepreneurs-medal.html |first=Christopher |last=Helman|title=Fighting A Two-Front War |work=Forbes|date=September 20, 2009 |accessdate=2016-02-22}} 18. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DwkABQAAQBAJ&pg=PA15&dq=%22cibolo+ranch%22+poindexter&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-keTH0Y3LAhVn6aYKHaKBCjsQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=poindexter&f=false |title=Marfa and Presidio County, Texas|first1=Louise|last1=O'Connor|first2=Cecilia|last2=Thompson}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/opinion/outlook/article/Big-Bend-sale-was-rightly-stopped-land-should-1930893.php |title=Big Bend Sale was Rightly Stopped |first=Olive|last=Hershey|work=Houston Chronicle |date=November 27, 2005| accessdate=February 25, 2016}} 20. ^{{cite news|last1=Brittain |first1=Amy |last2=Horwitz |first2=Sari |title=Justice Scalia spent his last hours with members of this secretive society of elite hunters |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 24, 2016 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/justice-scalia-spent-his-last-hours-with-members-of-this-secretive-society-of-elite-hunters/2016/02/24/1d77af38-db20-11e5-891a-4ed04f4213e8_story.html |accessdate=February 25, 2016}} External links
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