| 词条 | John W. Nicholson |
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BiographyPrior to this appointment, he served as Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, where he directed the National Cemetery Administration. He is a 1956 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where he received the General MacArthur Leadership Award for his class, and holds a master's degree in public administration. He is an airborne ranger combat infantryman and served two and one-half years with infantry units in Vietnam. Other overseas assignments during his 30-year Army career included duty in Germany, Korea, Lebanon and Switzerland. Recommended for a Silver Star for action in Vietnam, the award was approved in 2009.[2] He currently serves on the board of advisors of the Code of Support Foundation, a nonprofit military service organization.[3] He is the brother of Jim Nicholson, a former Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Chair of the Republican National Committee. His son John W. Nicholson Jr. is a 1982 graduate of West Point and was U.S. Army general in charge of the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan for more than 2 years. References1. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.cem.va.gov/hist/frmrleads4.asp |title= Former Directors & Under Secretaries for Memorial Affairs, 1973-2011 |publisher= United States Department of Veterans Affairs |accessdate= 28 June 2012}} {{Commons category|John W. Nicholson}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholson, John W.}}2. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.army.mil/article/29585/Soldier_gets_Silver_Star_45_years_after_wartime_action |title= Soldier gets Silver Star 45 years after wartime action |author= McVeigh, Alex |date= 30 October 2009 |work= The Pentagram |publisher= The Pentagon |location= Arlington, Virginia |accessdate= 28 June 2012}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.codeofsupport.org/who-we-are/|title=Code of Support Foundation advisory board |last1= |first1= |date= |website=codeofsupportfoundation.org |publisher= |accessdate=5 June 2017}} 7 : 1930s births|Living people|Place of birth missing (living people)|American army personnel of the Vietnam War|Recipients of the Silver Star|United States Army generals|United States Military Academy alumni |
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