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Born August 14, 1954 (age 70) • Fort Leavenworth • Kansas
Role In Afghanistan War • Iraq War

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Stanley McChrystal, 2010.
Stanley McChrystal, 2003.
Stanley McChrystal (left) and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, 2010.
Stanley McChrystal and Barack Obama
Stanley McChrystal (left), commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, and David Petraeus, commander in chief of Central Command, 2009.
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