Robert T . Clark Lieutenant General Robert T . Clark is a retired United States Army general . His last assignment was as the Commanding General , Fifth United States Army ( later United States Army North ) which he commanded from December 5 , 2003 to December 2006 . He is a graduate of Douglas MacArthur High School , San Antonio , Texas , and a 1970 Distinguished Military Graduate of Texas Tech University , where he was commissioned and awarded a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History . He later earned a Master of Science Degree in Political Science from Auburn University at Montgomery . His military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic Course , Infantry Officer Advanced Course , Air Command and Staff College , New Zealand Army Staff and Tactics Course , National War College , and the Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course . After a brief initial assignment at Fort Hood , he served in Vietnam as a Rifle Platoon Leader and Company Executive Officer with the 1st Cavalry Division . He was then assigned to the 9th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis , Washington , where he commanded a Rifle Company . After the Infantry Officer Advanced Course , he commanded another rifle company in the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks , Hawaii , and later served as the Battalion Operations Officer . He was assigned to the Pentagon as a staff officer in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans and then became the Aide - de - Camp to the Chief of Staff of the Army . Clark was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division ( Air Assault ) where he commanded the 3d Battalion , 327th Infantry , and later commanded the 3d Brigade during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm . After brigade command , he became Chief of Staff of the 101st Airborne Division ( Air Assault ) . Following his promotion to Brigadier General , he became the Assistant Division Commander for Operations of the 25th Infantry Division ( Light ) at Schofield Barracks , Hawaii , followed by an assignment at Fort Benning as the Assistant Commandant of the Infantry School and the Deputy Commanding General . He then became the Deputy Chief of Staff for Combat Developments , United States Army Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe . He then returned to Fort Campbell , Kentucky , where he served as the Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division ( Air Assault ) and Fort Campbell from February 1998 to June 2000 . During his tenure as commander , PFC Barry Winchell was murdered by two Fort Campbell soldiers on suspicion of Winchell ' s homosexuality . Because of this and other incidents at Fort Campbell , his promotion to Lieutenant General was opposed by groups such as the National Organization for Women and was delayed pending two Executive Sessions by the U . S . Senate Armed Services Committee . The official Defense Department reports and the Senate Armed Services Committee exonerated Clark of wrongdoing and he received his promotion in November 2003 . After his tour at Fort Campbell , General Clark was assigned as the Deputy Commanding General , Fifth United States Army . Upon his promotion to Lieutenant General , he commanded Fifth Army until December 2006 . He retired from active duty on January 31 , 2007 . He is married and has a daughter and a son . Awards and decorations . His decorations and badges include the Distinguished Service Medal , Legion of Merit with four Oak Leaf Clusters , Bronze Star Medal with V Device and two Oak Leaf Clusters , Purple Heart , Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters , Air Medal , Army Commendation Medal , Combat Infantryman Badge , Parachutist Badge , Air Assault Badge , Ranger Tab , and Army Staff Identification Badge .