Robert H. Scales

Robert H. Scales

Infobox Military Person
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allegiance= flagicon|United States United States of America
branch=United States Army
serviceyears= -2000
rank= Major General (United States)
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battles=Vietnam War
awards= Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star
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laterwork= Robert H. Scales is a retired US Army Major General and former commandant of the US Army War College. He now works as a military analyst, news commentator, and author. A graduate of West Point, he holds a PhD in History from Duke University. [Applied Physics Lab biography]

Commissioned as a field artillery officer, MG Scales served in the Army for over thirty years, including commanding two field artillery batteries in Vietnam. He commanded a field artillery battalion in Korea, and the US Army Field Artillery Traing Center.

During his service in the Vietnam War, he won the Silver Star for action during the battles around Hamburger Hill.

He serves as a commentator for both NPR and Fox News.

Major U.S. Decorations and Badges

*Distinguished Service Medal
*Legion of Merit (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)
*Bronze Star
*Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)
*Air Medal
*Senior Parachutist Badge
*Ranger Tab
*Army Staff Identification Badge [Strategic Studies Institute Staff Bio]

Publications

Future Warfare
America's Army in Transition: Preparing for War in the Precision Age
Firepower in Limited War
Certain Victory
The Iraq War
Yellow Smoke


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