Richard A. Cody is a retired United States Army

United States Army

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 general

General (United States)

In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, general is a four-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10. General ranks above lieutenant general and below General of the Army or General of the Air Force; the Marine Corps does not have an...

 who served as the 31st Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army

Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army

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 from June 24, 2004 to July 31, 2008. He retired from the Army on August 1, 2008.
Cody was born in Montpelier, Vermont

Montpelier, Vermont

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, on August 2, 1950. He was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation in 1972 from the United States Military Academy

United States Military Academy

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. His military education includes completion of the Transportation Corps Officer Basic and Advanced Courses; the Aviation Maintenance Officer Course; the AH-1, AH-64

AH-64 Apache

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, AH-64D, UH-60, and MH-60K Aircraft Qualification Courses; the Command and General Staff College

Command and General Staff College

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, and the United States Army War College.