Daniel P. Bolger

Daniel P. Bolger of Aurora, Illinois is an author, historian, and retired Lieutenant General (promoted 21 May 2010) of the United States Army. He currently holds a special faculty appointment in the Department of History at North Carolina State University, where he teaches Military History.
Lt. Gen. Bolger retired in 2013 from the Army. During his 35 years of service, he earned five Bronze Star Medals (one for valor) and the Combat Action Badge. His notable military commands included serving as Commanding General of the Combined Security Transition Command in Afghanistan and Commander of the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan (2011-2013); Commanding General of the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas (deployed to Baghdad, 2009-2010); the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team in Iraq (2005–06); and U.S. Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations. He is also the author of books, such as Why We Lost, Americans at War, The Battle for Hunger Hill, and Death Ground.

• Bachelor of Arts in Historyand US Army commission as 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina
• Infantry Basic and Advanced Officer's Courses at Fort Benning, Georgia
• United States Army Airborne School
• M.A. in Russian History and Ph.D. in Military History from the University of Chicago. see http://strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/parameters/Articles/1988/1988%20bolger.pdf]from the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois
• History Professor at U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, 1986–1989
• Graduate of the U.S. Army Command & General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
• United States Army Air Assault School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
• Graduate, U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, 1998

• http://marmion.org/s/1356/images/editor_documents/cadet_cameos/bolger_bio.pdf

• 24th Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia
  • Platoon leader
  • Company executive officer
  • Battalion S-4 (supply officer)
  • Rifle company commander
• 2nd Infantry Division in Korea
  • Battalion S-3 (operations officer), 1991
  • Commander of 2nd Brigade, 1999
• 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
  • Division staff, 101st Airborne
  • Commander of 1-327th Infantry Battalion
  • Assistant Division Commander (Support)
• U.S. Army staff in Washington, D.C.
• U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia
• MNSTC-I (CMATT) Adviser to the Iraqi Army
  • Awarded a Bronze Star for Valor
• Commander of the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana
• Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division in Fort Hood, Texas
• Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.
• Commanding General, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan/Commander, NATO Training Mission, Afghanistan

• "News Release: General Officer Announcement". Defense.gov. 2009-03-12. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2012-12-02. 

During his military service he was awarded: Defense Superior Service Medal, four awards of the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal with Valor, three awards of the Bronze Star, four awards of the Meritorious Service Medal, three awards of the Army Commendation Medal, and two awards of the Army Achievement Medal. He has also earned the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge and the Army Staff Identification Badge. He has also earned the Combat Action Badge, the Parachutist Badge and the Air Assault Badge. He was awarded the Centurion Level of the Order of Saint Maurice in 2000.