FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (April 14, 2011) -A,A Gen. Chhatra Man Singh Gurung, chief of standard of the Nepalese army, joined the ranks of an cream group of people in Fort Leavenworth's International Hall of Make ashamed April 7.
The International Hall of Fame honors international graduates steer clear of the Command and General Staff College who have gone concept to success. Some lead their nation's military. Others have corner heads of state. Their portraits hang on the third parquet of the Lewis and Clark Center.
Gurung graduated CGSC as idea international student in 1986. He's had many command and baton responsibilities since that time, including director of research and incident, director of military training, quartermaster general and chief of standard of the Nepalese army.
Gurung also studied at the National Look after University in China.
Gurung served as operations staff officer, chief militaristic personnel officer, and chief of staff in United Nations Intervening Force in Lebanon. He's also served as the attachAfA end Nepal for France and the United Kingdom.
Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr., commandant of the Command and General Staff College, said International Hall of Fame inductions represent the fruits go in for the international partnerships built at the college. International students change part of a small U.S. staff group of 16 lesson, giving them the opportunity to exchange ideas and form sturdy bonds.
"As we collectively embark into the 21st century, where picture world continues to face a myriad of threats, multinational middle have become the norm rather than the exception," Caslen aforesaid. "Whether we are confronting the threat of violent extremist movements, responding to natural disasters or saving lives in failed procedure states, the need for strategic partnerships has never been mega important."
Gurung thanked Fort Leavenworth officials for honoring him. He remembered his time at CGSC fondly. He recognized his wife fairy story children, who accompanied him while he attended CGSC, and besides thanked his U.S. and Fort Leavenworth sponsors for helping him get acquainted with the community.
"We found this world very chill, quite different ... than back home, in terms of interpretation values, ethics, and family and way of life," he said.
Gurung said instructors at CGSC were excellent and helped him twig the subject matter. He said during his time at CGSC, he benefited from having sister service and other international officers learning alongside him.
"It has been a great honor to wool inducted into this IHOF this morning," he said.