Beau Biden Military Service Iraq
He served as the attorney general of delaware and a major in the delaware army national guard.
Beau biden military service iraq. He was formally a member of the democratic party and was the eldest son of joe biden. So is my son so is my son who was in iraq ok for a year biden said of his late son. On october 3 2008 beau was deployed to iraq and sent to fort bliss texas for pre deployment training. Getty delaware attorney general capt.
For his service in iraq biden was awarded the bronze star medal. As a major in the delaware army national guard beau biden s judge advocate general unit was activated in late 2008. Joseph robinette beau biden iii born february 3 1969 died may 30th 2015 was an american attorney army jag officer and politician from wilmington delaware. But biden who quickly shifted his tone wasn t finished.
Beau served in iraq. His poignant speech for his father where he recounted the auto accident left many delegates teary eyed. At the age of three he survived a car accident that claimed the lives of his mother and sister. Biden served in iraq for a year after being.
After biden s death army chief of staff raymond odierno delivered the eulogy at his funeral and presented a posthumous legion of merit for his service in the delaware national guard stating beau biden possessed the traits i have witnessed in only the greatest leaders. It appeared as though biden might have momentarily believed that his son who died in a maryland hospital far from the battlefields of iraq had died in the conflict as well. Beau biden who joined the national guard in 2003 and served in the 261st signal brigade deployed to iraq in october 2008 the day after his dad squared off against sarah palin in the vice. Odierno beau biden s commanding general in iraq also lauded his comrade s military service overseas.
Joseph beau biden iii c stands with other members of the delaware army national guard 261st signal brigade. Beau was a part of the 2008 democratic national convention where joe biden was nominated for vice president of the united states. The general presented beau biden with the legion of merit for his service in the delaware national guard. Is there something i am missing here.
Beau was born in wilmington delaware in 1969.