Quite a Man!

On Friday, March 20, the Secretary of the Army, Pete Geren, will present the first Lt. General Richard G. Trefry Lifetime of Service Award to our own Board member—-Lt. General Richard G. Trefry.  Talk about a distinguished career.  They’re not only giving General Trefry a new permanently established award, but they are naming it after him!

General Trefry’s 33-year Army career began as a young enlisted man in World War II and ended after six significant years as Inspector General of the Army. After retirement, General Trefry served in the White House as the Military Assistant to the President of the United States.

General Trefry holds a B.S. degree in Military Science from the United States Military Academy, West Point, is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College. He currently serves as a Senior Fellow for the Institute for Land Warfare in the Association of the U.S. Army and is Program Manager of the Army Force Management School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. General Trefry teaches and speaks frequently at service schools, public and private organizations, and at public and private schools and colleges.

General Trefry is one of the most dedicated Trustees of the National Museum of Americans in Wartime.  He said, “As part of our national remembrance, I support the plan to establish an institution where we can see how American men and women fought, but also touch the steel of armor and hear the sounds of war and feel the battlefield beneath our feet.”

Check out General Trefry’s complete bio on the West Point Web site – http://www.westpointaog.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=599.