Antonio Taguba
Major General Antonio M. Taguba (born
October 31,
1950), became known worldwide when
a classified report he wrote about cases of torture at the
Abu Ghraib prison in
Iraq was published in 2004. Taguba is only the second
Filipino American to attain the rank of U.S. Army General.
He was born in
Sampaloc, Manila, the
Philippines where his family moved from their home province of
Cagayan. His father was a soldier who survived the
Bataan death march during the
second world war, and Taguba was raised by his mother and grandmother. At the age of 11 his family moved to
Hawaii,
USA.
Taguba graduated from
Leilehua High School in
1968. He received a
Bachelor of Arts degree in
History from
Idaho State University in
1972, and graduated from the
Armor Officer Basic and Advanced Course, the
Army Command and General Staff College, the
College of Naval Command and Staff, and the
Army War College.
He has received three
master's degrees; for
public administration at
Webster University, for
international relations from
Salve Regina College, and for
national security and
strategic studies from the
Naval War College.
In
South Korea Taguba served in the 1st
Battalion, 72d Armor, 2d
Infantry Division, Eight
United States Army.
At
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA, he commanded the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Staff and Faculty Battalion,
Field Artillery School/Center.
Taguba worked for three years in
Germany, and commanded a
tank company of a
mechanized infantry division at
Mainz,
Company B, 4th Battalion, 69th Armor Division.
Back in Korea he commanded the
1st Battalion, 72d Armor, 2d Infantry Division at
Camp Casey; and was the
executive officer of the Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command in
Yongsan.
At
the Pentagon he served as a
Materiel Systems Analyst, Office of the Chief of Staff, Army.
At
Fort McPherson,
Georgia, USA, he was the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army reserve Command.
At
Fort Jackson,
South Carolina, USA, he was the Assistant Division Commander-Forward, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and Deputy Commanding General (South), First U.S. Army.
At
Fort Hood,
Texas, USA, he commanded the "St. Lo", the 2d Brigade, 2d Armored Division.
Colonel Taguba was the commander of the "Warhorse", the 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division from June
1995 until he relinguished command in June
1997.
In
Alexandria, Virginia, USA, he was promoted to
brigadier general, and commanded the
United States Army Community and Family Support Center.
Major General Taguba is currently Deputy Commanding General for Support, Third U.S. Army, U.S. Army Forces Central Command (
USARCENT), Coalition Forces Land Component Command (
CFLCC), based in
Kuwait.
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Distinguished Service Medal*
Legion of Merit with three
oak leaf clusters
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Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
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Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
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Army Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
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Army General Staff identification badge*
Taguba is called a straight arrow -
Baltimore Sun*
U.S. Army report on Iraqi prisoner abuse - Executive summary of Article 15-6 investigation of the 800th Military Police Brigade by Maj. Gen. Antonio M. Taguba
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Taguba Report on Wikisource 
