Geoffrey D. Miller
Retired United States Army Major General / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Geoffrey D. Miller (born c. 1949) is a retired United States Army major general who commanded the US detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Iraq. Detention facilities in Iraq under his command included Abu Ghraib prison, Camp Cropper, and Camp Bucca. He is noted for having trained soldiers in using torture, or "enhanced interrogation techniques" in US euphemism,[1] and for carrying out the "First Special Interrogation Plan," signed by the Secretary of Defense, against a Guantanamo detainee.[2]
Geoffrey D. Miller | |
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Born | 1949 (age 74ā75) Gallipolis, Ohio |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1972ā2006 |
Rank | Major general |
Commands held | Joint Task Force Guantanamo |
Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Relations | Bob Evans (uncle) |
Miller was born in Gallipolis, Ohio. He attended Ohio State University, where he earned an undergraduate degree in History, following this with a Master of Science in Education Administration at the University of Southern California. Miller is the nephew of Bob Evans, of Bob Evans Restaurants, franchiser from Rio Grande, Ohio.
Miller joined the US Army in 1972 and was trained in field artillery and army command. He spent time in Germany before being stationed in Korea in 1980. There, he rose to become assistant chief of staff for operations in Korea. Miller later returned to the United States to become the deputy chief of staff for personnel and installation management for the U.S. Army.