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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 329-96
June 06, 1996

GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT

Secretary of Defense William J. Perry announced today that Lt. Gen. Paul E. Blackwell, United States Army, will be placed on the retired list in his current grade. Blackwell will retire after completion of more than 31 years of service. Since July 1994, he has been serving as the deputy chief of staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army, Washington, DC. Blackwell was born on August 19, 1941, in York, S.C.

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