Biography gen honore lt
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Russel L. Honoré
US Army General (born 1947)
Russel Luke Honoré (ON-ər-ay; born September 15, 1947) is a retired lieutenant general and who served as the 33rd commanding general of the U.S.
First Army at Fort Gillem, Georgia.[1][2][3] He is best known for serving as commander of Joint Task Force Katrina responsible for coordinating military relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina–affected areas across the Gulf Coast and as the 2nd Infantry Division's commander while stationed in South Korea.
He served until his retirement from the Army on January 11, 2008.[4] Honoré is sometimes known as "The Ragin' Cajun".[5]
Early life and education
A native of Lakeland in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, and 9th of 12 children, born to a Louisiana Créole family who settled in Pointe Coupée Parish.[6] The Honoré family surname is still found among the Cane River Créoles.
Honoré earned a B.S. in vocational agriculture from South