Daniel P. Bolger | |
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| Born | January 15, 1957 Aurora, Illinois |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1978–2013 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan 1st Cavalry Division Joint Readiness Training Center 2d Brigade, 2d Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) Bronze Star Medal (5) |
Daniel P. Bolger is an American author, historian, and retired a lieutenant general of the United States Army. He held a special faculty appointment in the Department of History at North Carolina State University, where he taught military history until his retirement in 2023.[1]
Bolger retired from the army in 2013. During his 35 years of service, he earned five Bronze Star Medals (one for valor) and the Combat Action Badge. His notable military commands included serving as Commanding General of the Combined Security Transition Command in Afghanistan and Commander of the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan (2011–2013); Commanding General of the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas (deployed to Baghdad, 2009–2010); the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team in Iraq (2005–06); and U.S. Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations. He is also the author of books, such as Why We Lost, Americans at War, The Battle for Hunger Hill, Death Ground, and The Panzer Killers.
- ^ Daniel Bolger faculty page, North Carolina State University.