1. James Tyrus Seidule was born on 1962 and is a retired United States Army brigadier general, the former head of the history department at the United States Military Academy, the first professor emeritus of history at West Point, and the inaugural Joshua Chamberlain Fellow at Hamilton College.
Ty Seidule is the Presidential Advisor to The National WWII Museum in New Orleans and a fellow at New America.
Ty Seidule was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on July 3,1962.
Ty Seidule was raised just blocks away from the home of Confederate States Army commander Robert E Lee, a fact that would later play a prominent role in his academic career.
Ty Seidule attended Robert E Lee Elementary School in Alexandria, and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Lee University in 1984.
Ty Seidule later obtained an MA in 1994 and PhD in 1997 in history from Ohio State University.
Ty Seidule served for 36 years, starting as a tank platoon leader in Germany.
Ty Seidule's commands include a cavalry unit in the 82nd Airborne Division during the Gulf War, as well as 3rd Battalion, 81st Armor Regiment.
Ty Seidule retired from the military academy and the US Army as a brigadier general in 2020.
In 2020, Ty Seidule was appointed the Chamberlain Fellow and visiting professor of history at Hamilton College.
Ty Seidule is a fellow in the International Security program at New America.
Ty Seidule is a professor emeritus of history at the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he taught and was the head of the history department for two decades during his time as an officer in the US Army.
In May 2021, Ty Seidule was awarded an honorary doctorate and was the commencement speaker at Hamilton College.