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The Academy honors excellence and leadership. Founded in 1780, the academy counts among its earliest members, George Washington, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin. General Allen is a Strategic Advisor to Microsoft where he serves on the Microsoft Advisory Council and the Technology and National Security Advisory Council.
Allen (left) and Petraeus (center) greet Secretary Panetta, July 2011. John R. Allen (born December 15, 1953) is a United States Marine Corps four-star general. On July 18, 2011, Allen assumed command of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) as Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A), succeeding Army General David Petraeus. [40]
Allen married John Allen in 1951 and the couple shared eight children. They additionally adopted six more, and were involved in raising many others from their community. Allen's son, John Allen Jr., has followed in her footsteps as a Assiniboine spiritual leader and healer, using medicinal knowledge he learned from his mother. [14]
John Allen (hurler) (born 1955), English hurling player and manager; John Allen (footballer, born 1964), English footballer for Chester City and Mansfield Town; John Allen (American football) (fl. 1970s), American football coach; John Allen (sportsman, born 1974), Australian rugby union player and cricketer
John J. Allen Jr. is a United States Air Force major general who serves as the commander of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center. He previously commanded the Air Force Civil Engineer Center .
John was elected to the Provincial Congress of New Jersey in 1776, but left over his opposition to the war. He married Mary Johnston (b. 1754), a daughter of merchant David Johnston, in 1775. Allen died in Philadelphia in 1778. [2]
John L. Allen Jr. (born January 20, 1965) is an American journalist and author who serves as editor of the Catholic news website Crux, formerly hosted by The Boston Globe and now independently funded.
John Allen, the son of a wealthy farmer, was born in Augusta County, Virginia, on May 17, 1796. He had two children with his first wife, Mary Crawford: James and Elizabeth. [2] After Crawford's death, he married Ann I. (Barry) McCue, a widow with two sons: John and Thomas.