Paul Eaton was piloting a B-57B when it crashed on a night interdiction mission over Salavan Province, Laos on 13 January 1969 and he and the other crewman, Paul E Getchell, were listed as missing in action for many years.
11 Facts About Paul Eaton
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Paul Eaton's remains were recovered, identified and buried at Arlington National Cemetery in early 2007.
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Paul Eaton followed in his father's footsteps to West Point in 1968, graduating with the class of 1972.
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Paul Eaton is fluent in French, receiving a Master of Arts from Middlebury College in French and Political Science.
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Paul Eaton commanded the 3rd Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York, and later served as the G-3 of the division during Operation Restore Hope in Somalia.
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Paul Eaton was then assigned to Iraq as Commanding General of the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team, where he was in charge of training the Iraqi military from 2003 to 2004.
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In 2007, Paul Eaton appeared in a political ad for VoteVets.
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Paul Eaton appeared on Bill Maher's HBO talk show and spoke out strongly against those who launched the Iraq War.
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In 2008 Paul Eaton served as an advisor to Senator Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
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Paul Eaton currently serves as a senior advisor to the Vet Voice Foundation which encourages veterans to be active participants in their return to civilian life.
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Paul Eaton is a licensed mental health counselor who primarily works with perpetrators of domestic violence.