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Dr. Robert G. Smith graduated from Juniata College. He attended the
Pennylvania State University, and received his MA in American & Military History
in 1982, and a Juris Doctorate in 1992 from West Virginia University. While on
Active Duty, he served in the capacity of an armor officer, logistician, military
intelligence and engineer officer. He is a graduate of the Armor Basic Course, the
Armor Advanced Course, Command and General Staff College and Army
Combined Arms Staff College, the Advanced Joint Professional Military Course in
Joint Warfare, and Air War College. After 9/11 he was recalled to active duty, and
served as the lead Army military historian at the US Army Center of Military
History for the Pentagon attack. He was the Vth Corps historian for the initial
invasion of Iraq. While in the Deputy Directorate of Special Operation (DDSO) on
the Joint Chiefs of Staff he wrote a highly classified study on SOF in the Global War
on Terror.
Among his awards are the Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service
Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal and Combat Action Badge. He is a frequent
contributor to Military Review, Armor Magazine, Saber & Scroll, various academic
blogs, and writes on many military simulations. Among his hobbies are gardening,
golden retrievers, and gaming. He is married to the lovely Katie A. Smith and has
two sons who have both served in the Army, two Golden Retrievers, one Aussie
Shepherd and ten rescue cats.
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