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Military & Service
Peter Pace
b. 1945Brooklyn, NYItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
First Marine to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Notable For
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 2005–2007
- Commandant of the Marine Corps
Honors & Recognition
- Defense Distinguished Service Medal
- Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Sources
- Joint Chiefs of Staffgovernment
- Encyclopaedia Britannicabiography
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Yes — Peter Pace is of Italian heritage. First Marine to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Military & Service
- Years
- b. 1945
- Birth Place
- Brooklyn, NY
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
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