Chris Vernon

Chris Vernon

Colonel Christopher Hilary Vernon is a British Army officer. In 2003, Colonel Vernon gained international attention as the senior spokesman for the British Landforces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[1]

Vernon was commissioned into the Queen's Own Hussars (later Queen's Royal Hussars) from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1976.[2]

Prior to serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, Colonel Vernon served in Bosnia in 1995. During his time in Bosnia in 1995, he served as the spokesman for (UNPROFOR)[3] under the command of General Sir Rupert Smith.

Most recently Vernon was Chief of Staff for NATO forces in southern Afghanistan.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Colonel: War Has Been Won". Sky News. 2003-04-07. http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-12282731,00.html. Retrieved 2009-12-12. 
  2. ^ "Girls want a propa-gander". The Sun. 2003-03-27. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003141024,00.html. Retrieved 2009-12-12. 
  3. ^ "CNN Balkan Conflict: Mass graves". CNN. 11 August 1995. http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/Bosnia/updates/august95/8-11/index1.html. Retrieved 2009-12-12. 
  4. ^ Walsh, Declan (19 May 2006). "Pakistan sheltering Taliban, says British officer". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/may/19/pakistan.alqaida. Retrieved 2009-12-12. 


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