Ray Odierno, Army general who led troops through Iraq War, dies at 67
Odierno led the Army division that captured Saddam Hussein in 2003, and went on to become a key architect of the surge. President Biden called him a "hero" and a "giant in military circles."
Ray Odierno, the retired Army general who led U.S. troops through the Iraq War and later served as the Army's chief of staff, has died of cancer at the age of 67.
Odierno's death Friday was announced in a statement by his family, according to the Associated Press. "The general died after a brave battle with cancer; his death was not related to COVID," the family said.
Odierno, a West Point graduate, served in the
