Joe Colton (NowhereMash)

General Joe Colton is a United States Army general who serves as the current commander of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). 
Colton grew up in Central Falls, Rhode Island. His childhood was heavily influenced by media coverage of the Vietnam War, with his father away on active duty for most of his young life. Colton enlisted in the United States Army in 1973, just after his 18th birthday, missing the close of the war by mere months. 
He proved a talented and resourceful soldier, and by the 1980s, Colton was participating in covert operations worldwide, including missions in Bolivia, Libya, and Nicaragua.
In 1987, Colton was selected by President Ronald Reagan to lead an experimental joint special operations team that would draw individual operators from all branches of the United States military and even some private organizations. This experiment would eventually lead to the creation of the United States Joint Strike Force, but was better known as "GI Joes" after their hard-nosed commander.
General Colton retired to his home in Rhode Island in 2005. However, when the events of May 4th, 2012, known as the New York Incident, Colton was called to return to command of the United States Special Operations Command, a post which he assumed with little hesitation.
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