THE GULF WAR: The Home Front : Profile: Lt. Gen. Walter E. Boomer
WHO: Commander of the U.S. Marines in Saudi Arabia.
AGE: 53
EDUCATION: Duke University, American University
CAREER: Saw combat action in Vietnam. Promoted to current rank last August. Former commanding general of Camp Pendleton.
QUOTE: “I think those guys (Iraqi troops) can expect the worst.”
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