Michael Linnington
Michael Linnington (born 1958, Cape May, New Jersey) is the CEO of Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) and a retired United States Army Lieutenant General. He has more than 35 years of military experience and was the first permanent Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).
Michael Linnington | |
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Michael Linnington | |
| Other name(s) | Michael S. Linnington |
| Born | 1958 Cape May, New Jersey, United States |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1980-2015 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Known for | Wounded Warrior Project |
| Awards | Expert Infantryman's Badge Combat Infantryman's Badge Bronze Star Medal Legion of Merit Distinguished Service Medal |
| Alma mater | U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, National War College |
| Website | www |
Throughout his 35-year military career, Linnington has served as a Military Deputy to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, was the Commanding General of the Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region, the Deputy Commanding General at Fort Benning, GA, Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Policy for the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Linnington graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1980 and holds master’s degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the National War College.