John Abizaid
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About
U.S. Army General and CENTCOM Commander who oversaw American military action in the Middle East after 9/11.
Before Fame
He was commissioned as a second infantry lieutenant following his 1973 graduation from West Point.
Trivia
He testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee in 2006.
Family Life
His mother died of cancer when he was young, and his father, a World War II Navy machinist, raised him.
Associated With
He was mentioned in Bob Woodward's book, State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III.
