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Joseph Ralston

General Joseph W. Ralston
Personal information
NameJoseph W. Ralston
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branch 
Years of service1965 � 2003
RankGeneral
Commands heldVice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Battles/warsVietnam War
AwardsDefense Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (3)
Distinguished Flying Cross (4)
Meritorious Service Medal (3)
Air Medal (20)
Air Force Commendation Medal (5)
French Légion d'honneur
German Merit Cross of the Federal Republic (Order of Merit)
Other workBoard of Directors, URS Corporation

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Joseph W. Ralston (born November 4, 1943) is currently the United States Special Envoy for Countering the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and holds senior positions in various defense related corporations. He was the former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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A thrilling MLS Playoff clash between DC United and the New England Revolution in the 2004 Eastern Conference Championship. Both sides boasted stars: United had Jaime Moreno, Freddy Adu, Ben Olsen, and Christian Gomez; New England had Taylor Twellman, Shalrie Joseph, Steve Ralston and a rookie named Clint Dempsey. After finishing 3-3 in regulation, the match went to penalties. Only one team could advance to the MLS Cup final. Get more Kick Classics videos by subscribing to Kick: bit.ly Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com Google+: plus.google.com Kick Classics features full matches from our archives, completely annotated. involving some of the biggest clubs in the world, such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, AC Milan, LA Galaxy, Club America, Santos, and more. youtube.com/kickclassics
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Game Highlights from Saturday May 26th, 2007 featuring Eddie Johnson's hat-trick, as well as goals by Steve Ralston, Taylor Twellman and Shalrie Joseph.
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Scotiabank Giller Prize winning author Joseph Boyden is interviewed by John Ralston Saul at The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library.
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An excerpt from the discussion between Boyden and Saul at LitFest: Edmonton's Nonfiction Festival. The two discuss Boyden's new biography of Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont. Recorded at the Milner Library Theatre on October 21, 2010.
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Scotiabank Giller Prize winning author Joseph Boyden is interviewed by John Ralston Saul at The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library.
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Scotiabank Giller Prize winning author Joseph Boyden is interviewed by John Ralston Saul at The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library.
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Scotiabank Giller Prize winning author Joseph Boyden is interviewed by John Ralston Saul at The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library.
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Scotiabank Giller Prize winning author Joseph Boyden is interviewed by John Ralston Saul at The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library.
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Joseph W. Ralston, Ralston, Former SACEUR - 2010
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Check out the action as the New England Revolution eliminate the New York Red Bulls from the MLS Cup Playoffs.
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Harnesslink--It was on the recommendation of Hall sen. that a WA syndicate comprising Beth Richardson, Glen Moore, Garry -Ralston-, Mark Congerton, -Joe- Barber, Henry McManus and Karen Hall bought Im Themightyquinn for $190000 after the gelding had earne - Date : Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:56:59 GMT
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BusinessWeek---...- the Danforth family of St. Louis, Missouri, whose William H. Danforth built -Ralston- Purina Co.; Fred Kavli, whose Kavlico Corp. makes aeronautic and automotive sensors; the Pew family, arcing back to -Joseph- Newton Pew, creator of S - Date : Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:56:57 GMT
NATO's bloody history - Socialist Worker Tweet this news
Socialist Worker--Nevertheless, General -Joseph- W -Ralston-, vice chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, was pleased with the policy. He said in September 1999 that, “Despite the weight of bombs dropped, Serbian civilian casualties were amazingly li - Date : Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:55:51 GMT+00:00
Coalition Split Over Libya Goals - Newser Tweet this news
Newser--"We should never begin an operation without knowing how we stand down,” said retired general and former NATO commander -Joseph Ralston-. “We did a no-fly zone over Iraq for 12 years and it did nothing to get rid of Saddam. So why do w - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:29:18 GMT+00:00
Arctic Imperative: First-Ever U.S. Arctic Investment Summit in Alaska June 19 ... - American Banking News (press release) Tweet this news
American Banking News (press release)---...- CargoMetrics Inc. Mr. Stephen Carmel, Senior Vice President, Marine Services, Maersk Line, Limited Mr. Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations The Honorable Edward Itta, Mayor, North Slope Boroug - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:35:29 GMT+00:00
Joe Lowery held secret meetings over APS fight - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) Tweet this news
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)--She stole money from a deaf school to fund her face lift. How about the fine Glenn Richardson? He had an affair with a lobbyist. How about Sonny Perdue? Land deals, highway deals, tax deals… Nathan Deals no-bid Gover - Date : Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:59:47 GMT+00:00
Massena BDC open to audits, grudgingly - WatertownDailyTimes.com Tweet this news
WatertownDailyTimes.com--Board member Larry -Ralston- said 2003 or 2004 was the last year BDC completed an audit, the highest level of a financial review. The auditing process can ... - Date : Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:07:23 GMT+00:00
Springfield council fills its vacancy - The Register-Guard Tweet this news
The Register-Guard--It is composed of three women � Hillary Wylie, Marilee Woodrow and Moore � and three men � Dave -Ralston-, -Joe- Pishioneri and Van Gordon. ... - Date : Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:48:16 GMT+00:00
Jon Ralston: Peerless prognosticator takes a peek into the crystal ball - Reno Gazette Journal Tweet this news
Reno Gazette Journal--Dina Titus would survive against -Joe- Heck -- they are calling him "congressman" these days. Not a bad 2010 showing. But this year, as all of Nevada becomes ... - Date : Sun, 09 Jan 2011 09:44:28 GMT+00:00
City league highlight sheet scores/through sheets received by 11 p.m. Thursday ... - Battle Creek Enquirer Tweet this news
Battle Creek Enquirer---...- Shirlee VanDenburg 605-214, Pat McCleary 585-234, Rose Bammer 534-187, Chris Moody 533-199; JV's 1934-726, All Or Nothing 1878-670, -Ralston's- 1772-646, ... - Date : Sun, 09 Jan 2011 09:39:40 GMT+00:00

Military offices
Preceded by
Adm. William Owens
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
1996—2000
Succeeded by
Gen. Richard B. Myers
Preceded by
Gen. Wesley Clark
Supreme Allied Commander Europe (NATO)
2000—2003
Succeeded by
Gen. James L. Jones

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States

Herres * Jeremiah * Owens * Ralston * Myers * Pace * Giambastiani * Cartwright

Commanders of United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commanders of Europe

Eisenhower* * Ridgway * Gruenther * Norstad * Lemnitzer * Goodpaster * Haig * Rogers * Galvin * Shalikashvili * Joulwan * Clark * Ralston * Jones * Craddock * Stavridis



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