serviceyears branch commands birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title
1972 -- 2012 usa vice force iraq 1st cavalry division chief of staff of the u.s. army multinational seattle , washington , u.s. united states defense service medal defense superior service medal legion of merit -lrb- distinguished 3 -rrb- bronze star service medal -lrb- 3 -rrb- army distinguished iraq war 23 march 1950 24px general gen peter w chiarelli.jpg peter w. chiarelli

peter w. chiarelli

peter w. chiarelli -lrb- born march 23 , 1950 -rrb- is a retired united states army general who served as the 32nd vice chief of staff of the u.s. army from august 4 , 2008 to january 31 , 2012 .
he also served as commander , multi-national corps -- iraq under general george w. casey , jr. .
he was the senior military assistant to the secretary of defense from march 2007 to august 2008 .
he retired from the u.s. army on january 31 , 2012 after nearly 40 years of service , and was succeeded as vice chief of staff by gen. lloyd j. austin iii .
