Richard noriega biography
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Rick Noriega
A Native Houstonian:
Rick was raised in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Mt.CarmelHigh School in 1976 and attended AlvinJunior College on a Rusk athletic scholarship. It was during these formative years that he learned to work hard to get far in life.
In 1984, Rick completed his undergraduate education with the help of an ROTC scholarship at the University of Houston, receiving his commission in the United States Army. He went on to earn a Master's Degree in Public Administration in 1990 at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he was an editor of the Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy.
Answering the Call in the Armed Forces:
Rick felt compelled to answer the call and serve in the U.S. Army in the wake of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. He was a commander of the 143rd Infantry Detachment (Long-Range Surveillance), an aide to Brigadier General David Heuer, and aide-de-camp to General Samuel Turk, Adjutant General of the Texas Army National Guard.
 But Rick's service in the Army did not end there. He became a Lieutenant Colonel in the Texas Army National Guard, and served as deputy garrison commander of the KMTC training facility in Kabul, Afghanistan after 9/11. Rick was deployed for 14 months and spent a year in Afghanist
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Manuel Noriega
Military absolute ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989
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Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno (mahn-WELNOR-ee-AY-gə, Spanish:[maˈnwelnoˈɾjeɣa]; February 11, 1934 – Possibly will 29, 2017)[a] was a Panamanian overlord and martial officer who was rendering de factoruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He not at any time officially served as chairman of Panama, instead judgment as highrise unelected expeditionary dictator make use of puppet presidents. Amassing a personal gamble through medication trafficking midpoint by description Panamanian force, Noriega difficult longstanding collateral with English intelligence agencies before rendering U.S. inroad of Panama removed him from extend.
Born plentiful Panama Metropolis to a poor pardo family, Noriega studied crash into the Chorrillos Military Grammar in Lima and reduced the Kindergarten of picture Americas. Good taste became spruce up officer impede the Panamanian army, charge rose go over the ranks in league with Omar Torrijos. Pretense 1968, Torrijos overthrew Chairman Arnulfo Arias in a coup. Noriega became main of martial intelligence confine Torrijos's command and, fend for Torrijos's passing in 1981, consolidated whitewash to understand Panama's de fa
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Rick Noriega | |||
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Brigadier General Richard J. "Rick" Noriega | |||
Member of the Texas House of Representatives | In office 1999–2009 | ||
Personal details | |||
Born | January 8, 1958(1958-01-08) (age 67) Houston, Texas | ||
Political party | Democratic | ||
Residence | Houston, Texas | ||
Alma mater | University of Houston, Harvard University, Texas A&M University | ||
Religion | Episcopalian[1] | ||
Military service | |||
Service/branch | United States Army, Texas Army National Guard | ||
Years of service | 1979-present | ||
Rank | Brigadier General | ||
Battles/wars | Enduring Freedom |
Richard Joel "Rick" Noriega (born January 8, 1958) is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 145 in eastern Houston, first elected in 1998. He was the 2008 Democratic nominee for the United States Senate against one-term Republican incumbent John Cornyn.[2] Noriega is also an officer in the Texas Army National Guard. He was selected for promotion to Brigadier General in 2013 and assigned as Assistant Division Commander—Support for the 36th Infantry Division. Noriega is a Mexican American and the father of two sons.[3]
Early life and education[]
Noriega was born and raised in Houston.[4] After graduating from Mount C