- Kathryn Frost
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name= Kathryn George Frost
lived= Born November 7, 1948. Died August 18, 2006.
placeofbirth=Latta, South Carolina
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allegiance=United States Army
serviceyears= 1974 - 2005
rank=Major General
commands=USMEPCOM East AAFES
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portrayedby=Major General (retired) Kathryn G. Frost (November 7 ,1948 –August 18 ,2006 ) was the commander of the United StatesArmy and Air Force Exchange Service from August 2002 to April 2005. At the time of her retirement, she was the highest-ranking woman in theUnited States Army . [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/19/AR2006081900828.html Kathryn Frost; Was Highest-Ranking Woman in Army ] ] She was also the wife of formerUnited States Representative Martin Frost of Texas.Shortly before assuming the post at AAFES, Frost was diagnosed with
breast cancer . She publicly stated that her military training gave her an advantage in dealing with cancer.Frost's military career covered thirty-one years and included a four-year assignment as the
Adjutant General of the U.S. Army, with concurrent assignment as the Commanding General, Physical Disability Agency, and Executive Director, Military Postal Service Agency, and as the Commander, Eastern Sector,United States Military Entrance Processing Command . She served on the staff of then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffColin Powell during the1991 Gulf War and as aWhite House aide under the first Bush and Reagan administrations.Following her
retirement from the Army, she was offered the position ofExecutive Director of theAmerican Association of University Women , an offer she was forced to decline for health reasons. Kathryn Frost died onAugust 18 ,2006 from breast cancer.Frost held a
Bachelor of Arts in Education from theUniversity of South Carolina and a Master of Arts in Counseling fromWayne State University .External links
* [http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/sep2003/a092903f.html Defend America]
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_16_39/ai_n13659745 Nation's Restaurant News]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/19/AR2006081900828.html Obituary] in the Washington Post.References
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