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Bernard E. Trainor
LtGen Bernard E. Trainor
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service1946-1985
RankLieutenant General
Commands1st Battalion, 5th Marines
1st Reconnaissance Battalion
Battles / warsVietnam War
AwardsDistinguished Service Medal
Legions of Merit (2)
Bronze Star
Other workJournalist
Television commentator

Bernard E. Trainor (born September 2, 1928) is a retired Marine Corps lieutenant general. At one time Gen. Trainor was Chief of Operations for the U.S. Marine Corps and a member of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. At present Gen. Trainor is a military analyst for NBC. He worked for The New York Times as chief military correspondent from 1986 to 1990 and at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government as Director of the National Security Program from 1990 to 1996. Later he was a Senior Fellow for National Security at the Council on Foreign Relations. He and Michael R. Gordon have written two books together: The Generals' War, which covers the 1991 Gulf War, and Cobra II, which covers the Iraq War begun in 2003.

Lt. General Trainor has been awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, two Legions of Merit, Bronze Star and two Navy Commendation Medals, all with Combat "V," the Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential and Navy Unit Citations, three Vietnamese Crosses of Gallantry (with silver stars), the Vietnamese Honor Medal (First Class). He wears the Navy-Marine parachute wings and holds two campaign stars for Korea and four for Vietnam. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and holds a masters degree in history from the University of Colorado.

Bibliography

  • Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq (2006) (co-written with Michael R. Gordon) ISBN 0-375-42262-5
  • The Generals' War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf (1995) ISBN 0-316-32100-1

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