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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | November 14, 1944
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1969–2004 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands held | Special Operations Command Korea 85th Training Division, 1st Brigade (Battle Staff Command Training), 4th Brigade (Field Exercise Training), 1/340th Infantry Battalion (Training), Special |
Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal Joint Commendation Medal Order of Cheong Su (Republic of Korea) |
Ronald S. Mangum (born November 14, 1944) is a retired United States Army officer, professor, and lawyer.
In 2021, he was one of more than 100 retired US military officers that signed an open letter questioning the health of President Joe Biden, [1] a move criticised by Hillary Clinton who called the accusations 'bizarre, shameful, and untrue’. [2]
Mangum was born in Chicago, Illinois to Roy Oliver and Marjorie Wilma Mangum. He grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois and attended Maine Township High School. Subsequently, he attended Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History (1965), and Northwestern University School of Law, from which he graduated with a degree of Juris Doctor (1968). [3] He subsequently attended Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, where he received Master of Arts degree in Diplomacy and Military Science in 2004. In 2022 he received a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in International Relations from Ilia State University in Tbilisi, Georgia.[ citation needed]
He served in Korea from September 2000 to August 2003. In November 2004 after 35 years of enlisted and officer service he retired. He became a consultant to the United States Department of Defense and was contracted as a senior advisor to the Georgian Ministry of Defense from 2005 to 2011. [3]
In 1968 he was admitted to practice before the Supreme Courts of Illinois and later in 1985 in Wisconsin, the United States Tax Court, the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. [4] Mangum practiced law in Chicago for over 30 years, founding the firm of Mangum, Smietanka & Johnson, L.L.C. [5] He retired from the active practice of law upon re-entering active duty with the United States Army in 2000, but returned to the legal profession in 2011 as the Country Director of the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative in Armenia in 2011, where he has been admitted to the Armenian Chamber of Advocates as a licensed foreign attorney.[ citation needed]
He has been President of the American Hearing Research Foundation, Trustee of the Evanston (Illinois) Art Center, President of the Parkinson Research Corporation, Life member of the Art Institute of Chicago, and member of the Evanston (Illinois) Preservation Commission. [6]
His military awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters, and the Order of Cheong Su (Republic of Korea), among others. His military qualifications include the Ranger Tab, Master Parachutist badges ( U.S. and Republic of Korea), Pathfinder Badge, Special Operations Diver badge, Aircrew Badge and Canadian Parachutist badge.[ citation needed]
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Ronald S. Mangum | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | November 14, 1944
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1969–2004 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands held | Special Operations Command Korea 85th Training Division, 1st Brigade (Battle Staff Command Training), 4th Brigade (Field Exercise Training), 1/340th Infantry Battalion (Training), Special |
Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal Joint Commendation Medal Order of Cheong Su (Republic of Korea) |
Ronald S. Mangum (born November 14, 1944) is a retired United States Army officer, professor, and lawyer.
In 2021, he was one of more than 100 retired US military officers that signed an open letter questioning the health of President Joe Biden, [1] a move criticised by Hillary Clinton who called the accusations 'bizarre, shameful, and untrue’. [2]
Mangum was born in Chicago, Illinois to Roy Oliver and Marjorie Wilma Mangum. He grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois and attended Maine Township High School. Subsequently, he attended Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History (1965), and Northwestern University School of Law, from which he graduated with a degree of Juris Doctor (1968). [3] He subsequently attended Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, where he received Master of Arts degree in Diplomacy and Military Science in 2004. In 2022 he received a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in International Relations from Ilia State University in Tbilisi, Georgia.[ citation needed]
He served in Korea from September 2000 to August 2003. In November 2004 after 35 years of enlisted and officer service he retired. He became a consultant to the United States Department of Defense and was contracted as a senior advisor to the Georgian Ministry of Defense from 2005 to 2011. [3]
In 1968 he was admitted to practice before the Supreme Courts of Illinois and later in 1985 in Wisconsin, the United States Tax Court, the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. [4] Mangum practiced law in Chicago for over 30 years, founding the firm of Mangum, Smietanka & Johnson, L.L.C. [5] He retired from the active practice of law upon re-entering active duty with the United States Army in 2000, but returned to the legal profession in 2011 as the Country Director of the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative in Armenia in 2011, where he has been admitted to the Armenian Chamber of Advocates as a licensed foreign attorney.[ citation needed]
He has been President of the American Hearing Research Foundation, Trustee of the Evanston (Illinois) Art Center, President of the Parkinson Research Corporation, Life member of the Art Institute of Chicago, and member of the Evanston (Illinois) Preservation Commission. [6]
His military awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters, and the Order of Cheong Su (Republic of Korea), among others. His military qualifications include the Ranger Tab, Master Parachutist badges ( U.S. and Republic of Korea), Pathfinder Badge, Special Operations Diver badge, Aircrew Badge and Canadian Parachutist badge.[ citation needed]