Retired four-star Gen. Wayne Downing, the former commander of the country’s Special Forces and the president’s point man for counterterrorism in the days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, died Tuesday evening after a bout with meningitis, news outlets are reporting. (Peoria Journal Star 07/18/07)
Subject: RE: Gen Downing remarks
Thoughts:
-- a soldier's soldier.
-- former 3rd Rgr BN Cdr, Rgt Cdr, JSOC Cdr, SOCOM Cdr
-- REAL fast burner...started '90s as 1 star, retired from SOCOM in '98as 4 star.
-- Chief Lampe's first boss.
-- Had a great deal of interaction and thought very highly of CCT/ST...was instrumental in getting CCT into the fight in fmr Yugoslavia (Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, Dec '96) as JTACs...one could ask the question, had it not been for our involvement there, would we have been as involved in subsequent OEF/OIF.
-- A big and sudden loss to the entire SOF community.
MF
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