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LTG Carmen
J. Cavezza (Ret)
United States Army
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LTG (Retired) Carmen Cavezza completed 33 years
of service in the United States Army with extensive assignments
in Asia. He served two years in Vietnam and commanded the U.S. Army
Infantry Center and School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Upon completion
of the Reserve Officers Training Corps curriculum and educational
course of study at the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, he
was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and awarded a Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Political Science in 1961.
He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Government from the University
of Miami, a Master of Science in International Affairs, and a Doctor
of Philosophy in Political Science from George Washington University.
In June 1994, Gen. Cavezza received an honorary Doctor of Military
Science Degree from the Citadel. His military education includes
the Basic and Advance Officers Courses, the United States Marine
Corps Command and Staff College, and the National War College.
Gen. Cavezza completed his Army career as Commanding General, I
Corps at Fort Lewis, Washington. He has held a variety of important
command and staff positions: Commander at Fort Benning, Georgia;
Commanding General at Fort Ord, California; Assistant Division Commander
at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and Executive to the Secretary of
the Army in Washington, DC.
His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal
(with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Silver Star (with Oak Leaf Cluster),
the Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Distinguished Flying
Cross, the Bronze Star Medal with the "V" Device, and
the Purple Heart. Gen. Cavezza is authorized to wear the Infantryman
Badge, the Master Parachutist Badge, the Ranger Tab, and the Army
General staff Identification Badge.
After his retirement from the Military in October 1994, LTG (Retired)
Cavezza served as the Executive Director of Columbus ’96,
a non-profit corporation established to support the 1996 Olympic
Softball Venue in Columbus, Georgia, which subsequent to the Olympics
converted to the Greater Columbus Sports and Events Council. In
May 1997, he accepted the position of City Manager, Columbus Consolidated
Government. He is married to the former Joyce Mathews of Charleston,
South Carolina, and they have one daughter, Peggy J. Anders, of
Columbus, Georgia.
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