Gary E. Luck

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Gary E. Luck

General Gary E. Luck
Service/branch	U.S. Army
Years of service	1959-1994
Rank	General
Commands held	XVIII Airborne Corps
Battles/wars	Vietnam, Desert Storm
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (1OLC), Distinguished Flying Cross (1OLC), Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Gary Edward Luck is a retired four-star U.S. Army general, and currently a senior adviser to the military's Joint Forces Command, sent to Iraq in early 2005 to investigate areas of operation there, identify any weaknesses and report back to commanders at The Pentagon with a confidential assessment on what can be done to install democracy in Iraq, and to set a date for the withdrawal for American and coalition forces.

A 1959 graduate of Kansas State University, Gen. Luck's last military assignment before retiring from active duty was Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command, Korea. He was also an advisor to Tommy Franks prior to the US led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and served as Commanding General of the XVIII Airborne Corps (1990-93) in the Gulf War under Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. Before taking that command, he served as commander of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) with the rank of Major General from 1989 to 1990).

Luck was a 2005 recipient of the Doughboy Award from the National Infantry Association.^[1]

Gary E. Luck currently serves in an advisory capacity at the U.S. Joint Forces Command.