The Rise and Fall of Stanley McChrystal

General Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan

Regular Army
McChrystal's father and grandfather were both generals. He is a 1976 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a member of the same class as General Ray Odierno, now the commanding officer in Iraq.

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