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词条 Richard I. Neal
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  1. Biography

  2. Awards

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

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|death_date=
|image=Richard I Neal.jpg
|image_size=250
|caption=General Richard I. Neal
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|birth_place=Hull, Massachusetts
|death_place=
|placeofburial=
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|allegiance= United States of America
|branch= United States Marine Corps
|serviceyears=1965-1998
|rank= General
|unit=
|commands=2nd Marine Division
|battles= Vietnam War
|awards= {{unbulleted list | Defense Distinguished Service Medal | Silver Star (2) | Bronze Star with Combat "V" | Purple Heart}}
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|laterwork=Military Officers Association of America, Chairman
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Richard I. Neal (born June 20, 1942) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC) from 1996 to 1998.1972-73 military science instructor, Jeasuit High School, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Biography

Richard I. Neal born on June 20, 1942, in Hull, Massachusetts.[1] He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps upon graduation in 1965 from Northeastern University, where he received a B.S. degree in History and Education. He later earned a Master of Arts degree in Education from Tulane University[1] (1973).

Following completion of The Basic School and subsequently the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Neal was assigned to the 3rd Marine Division in Republic of Vietnam, where he served as a Forward Observer with the 3rd Battalion 9th Marines. He returned to Vietnam in January 1970, where he was assigned as an Infantry Battalion Advisor to the Vietnamese Marine Corps. Upon his return he attended Amphibious Warfare School.

In 1973, he served as the Commanding Officer of the 2d 155 Howitzer Battery, 2d Field Artillery Group at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Following a tour as head of the Company Grade Assignment Section at Headquarters Marine Corps, he attended the Marine Corps Command and Staff College. He served on the Air-Ground Exchange Program as S-3, Marine Aircraft Group 36, on Okinawa. Upon return from overseas, General Neal was assigned as the Head, Operations Division, Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1981.

In 1982, he was selected to attend the National War College in Washington, D.C. Upon completion of school, he returned to Camp Lejeune to command the 5th Battalion, 10th Marines. Neal was promoted to colonel in 1985 and was assigned to the United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, as the Chief of Policy/Strategy Division and later as the Chief of the Special Projects Division in the J-5 Directorate.

Neal was assigned duty as Director, Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico in August 1988. While serving in this capacity he was selected for promotion to brigadier general in December 1989.

In July 1990, Neal was advanced to brigadier general and assigned duty as the Director, Manpower Plans and Policy Division, Manpower and Reserve Affairs Department. He served in this capacity until May 1992. From September 1990 to April 1991, he was assigned temporary duty as the Deputy for Operations at U.S. Central Command for Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

Neal was assigned as the Deputy Commanding General, II MEF in June 1992. From June 1992 - August 1992, he served as Commanding General, Joint Task Force for Operations GITMO, a humanitarian relief effort for Haitian migrants at Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba.

Neal was advanced to major general in April 1993, and assigned as the Commanding General of the 2nd Marine Division. In August 1994, he was assigned as the Deputy Commander in Chief/Chief of Staff, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, and advanced to lieutenant general in October 1994.

Neal was promoted to four-star rank on September 19, 1996 and assumed duties as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps on September 27, 1996.[2] He retired on November 1, 1998.

Since retiring from the Marine Corps, Neal has served on various corporate boards and has been associated with intellectual property rights in the private sector and defense-related companies.[4] He is president of Audio MPEG, a patent licensing company.[4]

He has served on the Board of Directors of Humanetics Corporation, a pharmaceutical company, since January 2006.[3] Neal is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Military Officers Association of America[1] — elected to a two-year term in November 2008, Neal had previously served on the MOAA Board for four years.[4]

Awards

His personal decorations include:

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number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Purple Heart ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Achievement ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Combat Action Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=United States Navy Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award-3d.svg|width=106}}number=2|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}}
number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=6|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=3|type=service-star|ribbon=Southwest Asia Service Medal ribbon (1991-2016).svg|width=106}}number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Humanitarian Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
number=3|type=service-star|ribbon=Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Arctic Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal Ribbon.png|width=106}}number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg|width=106}}
number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=VNCivilActionsRibbon-2.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg|width=106}}
1st RowDefense Distinguished Service MedalSilver Star w/ 1 award starDefense Superior Service Medal w/ 1 oak leaf clusterBronze Star w/ valor device
2nd RowPurple HeartNavy and Marine Corps Commendation MedalNavy and Marine Corps Achievement MedalCombat Action Ribbon
3rd RowNavy Presidential Unit CitationJoint Meritorious Unit Award w/ 2 oak leaf clustersNavy Unit Commendation w/ 2 service starsNavy Meritorious Unit Commendation
4th RowNational Defense Service Medal w/ 1 service starVietnam Service Medal w/ 6 service starsSouthwest Asia Service Medal w/ 3 service starsHumanitarian Service Medal
5th RowNavy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 3 service starsArctic Service RibbonVietnam Armed Forces Honor MedalVietnam Gallantry Cross unit citation
6th RowVietnam Civil Actions unit citationVietnam Campaign MedalKuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Neal holds the Expert Rifle badge and the Pistol Sharpshooter badge.

See also

{{Portal|United States Marine Corps}}

References

Notes
1. ^{{cite web |accessdate = 8 March 2009 |url = http://www.moaa.org/about/about_leadership/about_bod.htm |title = Board of Directors: Gen Richard I. Neal, USMC-Ret. |publisher = Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090403035011/http://www.moaa.org/about/about_leadership/about_bod.htm |archivedate = 3 April 2009 |df = }}
2. ^{{cite press release|title=General Officer Announcement, No. 161-96|date=March 27, 1996 |publisher=U.S. Department of Defense}}
3. ^{{cite press release |accessdate=8 March 2009|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/General+Richard+Neal,+Former+U.S.+Marine+Corps+Asst+Commandant,+Named...-a0140786300|title=General Richard Neal, Former U.S. Marine Corps Asst Commandant, Named as Director of Humanetics Corporation|format=Available from Business Wire|publisher=Humanetics Corporation|date=January 12, 2006 }}
4. ^{{cite web |accessdate = 8 March 2009 |url = http://www.fra.org/AM/template.cfm?template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7595§ion=news |title = Sgt Shaft: Shaft Notes |first = John |last = Fales |date = February 12, 2009 |publisher = Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110726064045/http://www.fra.org/AM/template.cfm?template=%2FCM%2FContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7595§ion=news |archivedate = 26 July 2011 |df = }}
Sources
{{Marine Corps}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://slsp.manpower.usmc.mil/GOSA/Biographies/rptBiography.asp?PERSON_ID=250&PERSON_TYPE=General|title=Official biography|work=Marine Corps Reserve & Manpower Affairs|publisher=United States Marine Corps|accessdate=2009-02-08|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220042020/https://slsp.manpower.usmc.mil/GOSA/Biographies/rptBiography.asp?PERSON_ID=250&PERSON_TYPE=General|archivedate=2012-02-20|df=}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Neal_RI.htm|title=Who's Who in Marine Corps History|work=Marine Corps Historical Division|publisher=United States Marine Corps|accessdate=2009-02-08|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615091854/http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Neal_RI.htm|archivedate=2011-06-15|df=}}

External links

  • {{cite news|accessdate=8 March 2009

|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-9358963.html
|title=Attack on Iraq would be premature, Hull's Neal says;Retired Marine general addresses county group
|first=L.E. |last=Campenella
|work=The Patriot Ledger
|location=Quincy, MA
|date=October 1, 2002}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • {{cite journal

|title=An imperative for change: The case for logistics modernization
|author=McKissock, Gary S., Neal, Richard I., Knutson, Bruce B.
|publisher=Marine Corps Association
|journal=Marine Corps Gazette
|issn=0025-3170 |year=2004}}{{CMC}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Neal, Richard I.}}

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