Profile: Lt. Gen. Charles A. Horner
Horner is responsible for coordinating the air assault on Iraq and Kuwait . Age: 54, born in Davenport, Iowa. Education: BA, University of Iowa; MBA, College of William and Mary Career: Entered service as second lieutenant in 1958, combat pilot in Vietnam, achieved command as lieutenant general in 1987.
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