West Point George Joulwan earned his college degree at the
United States Military Academy at
West Point. At West Point, he played football and basketball, earning two varsity letters as a football lineman.
Vietnam General Joulwan served from June 1966 to November 1967 and from June 1971 to January 1972 in
Vietnam. He attended the
Army War College, and served on the Staff and Faculty until 1979. He commanded the 2nd Brigade,
3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), from June 1979 to September 1981, when he became Chief of Staff, 3rd Infantry Division.
White House General
Alexander Haig at Haig's office in the
White House with
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, 8 August 1974|alt= Joulwan served as special assistant to General
Alexander Haig while still a Major within the U.S. Army, when Haig was serving as White House Chief of Staff from 4 May 1973 to 21 September 1974.
National leadership He served in various functions at
the Pentagon from 1982 until June 1986, when he became the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, United States Army Europe and
U.S. Seventh Army, Germany. In March 1988 he was given command of the
3rd Armored Division and in 1989 he became Commanding General,
U.S. V Corps. From November 1990 until October 1993 he was Commander in Chief of
United States Southern Command.
International leadership He served as the
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) from 1993 to 1997, when he was succeeded by General
Wesley Clark. He retired from command after serving in
NATO. == Post-military career ==