Dave Richard Palmer (born 1934), retired US Army Lieutenant General and Superintendent of the United States Military Academy (West Point) from 1986–1991
Dave Richard Palmer- General of the Army, OFFICER…EDUCATOR…AUTHOR Lieutenant General Dave Palmer (RET), Hooks High School graduate of 1952, has been selected as the first Hooks Distinguished Alumnus.
As observed by Lieutenant Dave Palmer, to qualify an ARVN candidate for U.S. helicopter school, he first needed to learn English; this, in addition to the months-long training and practice in the field, made adding new capabilities to the ARVN take at least two years.
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