This Week's Speaker - 11 Nov 11
Posted by Diana Kaye
This week's speaker is Lieutenant General Paul E. Funk (U.S. Army, Retired) who commanded III Corps and Fort Hood from 1993 to 1995. In honor of Veterans Day, General Funk's talk is entitled, "Veterans, soldiers and soldiering. Their importance now and in the future."
Prior to arriving at Fort Hood, General Funk commanded the 3d Armored Division from 1990 to 1991, when the Division distinguished itself as part of the VII Corps, during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq. His military education includes Armor Officer Basic and Armor Officer Advanced Course, Helicopter Flight School, the Armed Forces Staff College, and the Army War College.
After retiring from active duty, General Funk served as Program Director of the Education and Technology Applications Division at The University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Advanced Technology, and as a member of the Army Science Board.
His awards and decorations include: the Distinguished Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters); Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit (with two Oak Leaf Clusters); Distinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters); Meritorious Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters); Air Medal with "V" device (and twenty-five Oak Leaf Clusters); Army Commendation Medal with "V" device (and three Oak Leaf Clusters); Vietnam Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters); Kuwait Liberation Medal; Saudi Service Medal (with three bronze stars); the Army Aviator Badge, and; the Joint Chief of Staff Identification Badge.
General Funk was born in Roundup, Montana. He holds a Doctorate of Education and a Masters in Psychological Counseling from Montana State University. He earned Distinguished Military Graduate honors from Montana State University, where he was commissioned a second lieutenant.
After retiring from active duty, General Funk served as Program Director of the Education and Technology Applications Division at The University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Advanced Technology, and as a member of the Army Science Board.
His awards and decorations include: the Distinguished Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters); Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit (with two Oak Leaf Clusters); Distinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters); Meritorious Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters); Air Medal with "V" device (and twenty-five Oak Leaf Clusters); Army Commendation Medal with "V" device (and three Oak Leaf Clusters); Vietnam Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters); Kuwait Liberation Medal; Saudi Service Medal (with three bronze stars); the Army Aviator Badge, and; the Joint Chief of Staff Identification Badge.
General Funk was born in Roundup, Montana. He holds a Doctorate of Education and a Masters in Psychological Counseling from Montana State University. He earned Distinguished Military Graduate honors from Montana State University, where he was commissioned a second lieutenant.