24 Facts About Jack Keane

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John M "Jack" Keane was born on February 1,1943 and is a retired American four-star general, a former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Jack Keane is a national security analyst, primarily on Fox News, and serves as chairman of the Institute for the Study of War and as chairman of AM General.

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Jack Keane attended Bishop Dubois High School and Fordham University, where he participated in the Pershing Rifles.

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Jack Keane later graduated from the US Army Command and General Staff College and the US Army War College.

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Jack Keane served in the Vietnam War as a Ranger paratrooper, leading in combat as a platoon leader and company commander.

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Jack Keane obtained the Combat Infantry Badge and the Master Parachutist Badge.

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Jack Keane later served in US engagements in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo.

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Jack Keane's commands include the 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, 101st Airborne Division, and the XVIII Airborne Corps.

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In 1991 Jack Keane saved the life of David Petraeus during a live-fire exercise.

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Jack Keane had a hole about the size of a quarter in his back and is gushing with blood, and we stopped the bleeding and got him on a helicopter and got him to a surgeon and so we were sort of bonded ever since that time.

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Jack Keane served an advisory role in the management of the US occupation of Iraq, as a member of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee.

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Jack Keane was asked by Vice President Cheney to go back on active duty and to lead the surge in the field.

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When Jack Keane declined, Cheney pressed him to come work in the White House and oversee both the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; Jack Keane again declined.

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Jack Keane ended up briefly working at the White House and then later traveled to Iraq several times to advise General Petraeus.

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Jack Keane is a regular contributor to Fox News and is involved in a variety of business, think tank and charitable activities.

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Jack Keane serves as chairman of AM General, the firm that produces the Humvee.

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In June 2016, Jack Keane co-founded IP3 International, a nuclear energy consulting firm.

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Jack Keane is an advisor to the Spirit of America, a 501 organization.

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Jack Keane formerly served as a strategic advisor for Academi and is a former director of defense giant General Dynamics.

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In November 2016, shortly after Stanley A McChrystal declined the post of Secretary of Defense, Keane was offered an appointment to the post, but he declined, citing the death of his wife several months earlier.

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Jack Keane is considered an influential voice to leaders from both major political parties, including Donald Trump, particularly on foreign policy issues related to the Middle East.

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Jack Keane married his first wife, Theresa Doyle, in 1965, and has two sons.

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Jack Keane died in 2016 after having Parkinson's disease for 14 years.

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Military awards that Jack Keane has received include two Defense Distinguished Service Medals, two Army Distinguished Service Medals, the Silver Star, five Legion of Merits, the Bronze Star Medal, three Meritorious Service Medals, one Army Commendation Medal, the Joint Chiefs Service Badge, the Humanitarian Service Medal, Ranger Tab, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Master Parachutist Badge, and the Air Assault Badge.