{"id":865082,"date":"2021-10-10T14:29:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T18:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=865082"},"modified":"2021-10-10T14:29:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T18:29:29","slug":"gen-raymond-odierno-dies-at-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gen-raymond-odierno-dies-at-67\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen. Raymond Odierno dies at 67"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgen-raymond-odierno-dies-at-67%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=865082&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2545233\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2545233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gen. Ray Odierno salutes during his retirement ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson, August 14, 2015 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Mark Wilson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:38 AM PT \u2013 Sunday, October 10, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>General Raymond Odierno, commander of U.S. and allied forces in the Iraq war, has died at age 67. In a statement released by the family, the general died Friday after a battle with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Odierno was the commander of the Army division that found and captured Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. After Hussein was found in an underground bunker, the general notably said the dictator was caught just as someone would catch a rat.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USArmy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USArmy<\/a> is saddened by the passing of Gen. Raymond Odierno.<\/p>\n<p>He retired in 2015 as Chief of Staff of the Army after 39 years of faithful service. <\/p>\n<p>His love, respect and commitment to Soldiers &amp; their families is his legacy.  Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lEWfIndkKk\">pic.twitter.com\/lEWfIndkKk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Army (@USArmy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USArmy\/status\/1447016607562280960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The general\u2019s career culminated when he was the Army chief of staff under President Barack Obama from 2011 to 2015. He was also a commander for units in Albania, Kuwait and the U.S. throughout his 39 year long career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout nearly four decades in uniform, Ray Odierno served his country with great dignity and courage.,\u201d expressed Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/2806479\/statement-by-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-on-the-passing-of-general\/\">released statement<\/a>. \u201cHe led bravely in peace and in war and he mentored an entire generation of future leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Odierno is survived by his wife of 45 years, along with their three children and four grandchildren.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/manhunt-underway-after-ga-police-officer-fatally-shot\/\">Manhunt Underway After Ga. Police Officer Fatally Shot<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gen. Ray Odierno salutes during his retirement ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson, August 14, 2015 in Arlington, Virginia. 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