When he retired in 1981, Maj. Gen. Healy was the nation\u2019s most senior Special Forces soldier. He was a veteran of wars in Korea and Vietnam, with his service in the latter spanning a decade and ending with him overseeing the withdrawal of troops from the country. And he was the inspiration for John Wayne\u2019s character, \u201cCol. Iron Mike Kirby,\u201d in the 1968 film \u201cThe Green Berets.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maj. Gen. Healy is also a former commander of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg…By the end of his career, Maj. Gen. Healy had earned numerous awards and decorations, including a Distinguished Service Medal, two Silver Star Medals, a Legion of Merit with three oak-leaf clusters, a Distinguished Flying Cross, a Bronze Star Medal with valor device, an Air Medal with Valor device, a Navy Commendation Medal with valor device and two Purple Heart Medals. He is also a member of the Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n
According to SWCS, Maj. Gen. Healy was \u201cknown by his men for his loyalty, compassion and love, as much for his tenacity in war.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maj. Gen. Healy was a native of Chicago who enlisted in the Army at the age of 19 at the end of World War II.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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