Ltg david fridovich biography

David P. Fridovich is a retired lieutenant general and Green Beret in the United States Army.
David has served as commander at every level during his military career and retired as the senior Green Beret in the Army.
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Lt. General David Fridovich '74 Retires after 37 Years of Military Service

Lt. Gen. David P. Fridovich, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOC) deputy commander, retired on November 14, 2011, after more than 37 years of service in the U.S. Army. He retired as the senior Green Beret in the Army. The ceremony was held at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, and was presided over by retired Adm. Eric T. Olson, former USSOC commander, and Adm. Bill H. McRaven, current USSOC commander.

"He is a man of action, whose operational excellence in many of the most remote, complex places on Earth earned him the ungrudging respect of his teams, his bosses, and his international colleagues," said Adm. Olson at the ceremony.

Several members of the Knox community were in attendance for the retirement ceremony, including Fridovich's wife, Katharine Kodl Fridovich '76, President Emeritus Roger Taylor '63 and his wife, Anne Taylor '63, Robert W. Murphy Professor of Political Science Robert Seibert '63 and his wife, Marna, Chair of the Knox College Board of Trustees Jan Koran '71 and

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Lt. Gen. David P. Fridovich, USA (ret.) Joins JINSA as Director for Defense & Strategies

- Tuesday, March 20, 2012 |

Lt. Gen. David P. Fridovich, USA (ret.) has joined the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs as Director for Defense & Strategies.* A Green Beret, General Fridovich retired at the end of 2011 as Deputy Commander of the United States Special Operations Command.

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Throughout his professional career, Gen. Fridovich demonstrated support for JINSA’s dual mission of supporting a strong U.S. military and a strong American security relationship with allies and partners across the globe including close cooperation with Israel. According to JINSA’s Executive

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David Fridovich '74

How has your Knox experience affected the course of your life?

This will seem trite, but I have used the outcomes of the "Knox Experience" almost every day of my U.S. Army life. Somehow the value of a classic liberal arts education works exceedingly well when you have to deal with a multitude of complex issues, emerging ideas, and the broadest base of individuals the world has to offer. Coaches Harley Knosher and Al Reilly kept me wanting to come back for yet another football season, and Doctor Bob Seibert saw something in me I didn't know existed, a student/scholar.

What do you believe is your most notable achievement?

In 2001, we deployed to the Southern Philippines to assist the government of the Philippines with an on-going struggle. In the course of deploying other forces there, I developed a model, now known as the Basilan model. The Basilan model is becoming recognized as a leading method to affect the conditions that permit terrorism and terrorists to develop. The model uses existing military structures within the region and adds the synergy of