"United States" . . . . . . "Air Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . "Richard Adrian Scholtes (born 18 March 1934) is a retired United States Army major general who served as the first commander of Joint Special Operations Command. Scholtes' experience as the commander of during the United States invasion of Grenada made him an important figure in the reorganization of the US special operations community. After his tenure as JSOC commander, Scholtes retired from active service so he could candidly testify in August 1986 before Congress about the perceived need for a separate, four-star, special operations command. Then-Senator William Cohen described Scholtes' testimony as vital in the decision of Congress to create the United States Special Operations Command. Scholtes enlisted in the Army on 31 October 1951. He is a 1957 graduate of the United States Military Academy with a B.S. degree in military science. Scholtes later earned an M.B.A. degree in data processing from George Washington University."@en . "1951"^^ . . . "Vietnam Civil Actions Medal ribbon-First Class.svg"@en . . "\u0428\u043E\u043B\u0442\u0435\u0441, \u0420\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0440\u0434"@ru . . "award-star"@en . . . . . . . . . "Bronze Star ribbon.svg"@en . "service-star"@en . "Richard Scholtes"@en . . . . "Joint Special Operations Command" . . . . . . "Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal ribbon-First Class.svg"@en . . "Silver Star ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . "2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division" . . . . . . . "106"^^ . . "4"^^ . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . . . . . . "10"^^ . . "Legion of Merit ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . "2nd Armored Division" . . . . . . . . "Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg"@en . . "Richard Adrian Scholtes (born 18 March 1934) is a retired United States Army major general who served as the first commander of Joint Special Operations Command. Scholtes' experience as the commander of during the United States invasion of Grenada made him an important figure in the reorganization of the US special operations community. After his tenure as JSOC commander, Scholtes retired from active service so he could candidly testify in August 1986 before Congress about the perceived need for a separate, four-star, special operations command. Then-Senator William Cohen described Scholtes' testimony as vital in the decision of Congress to create the United States Special Operations Command."@en . . . . . . . . . "oak"@en . . . "Brigade 76,4th Infantry Division" . . "Vietnam Staff Service Medal ribbon-First Class.svg"@en . . "Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . "1st Battalion,61st Infantry Regiment,5th Infantry Division" . . "1934-03-18"^^ . "Joliet, Illinois, U.S."@en . . . "\u0420\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0440\u0434 \u0410. \u0428\u043E\u043B\u0442\u0435\u0441 (\u0430\u043D\u0433\u043B. Richard A. Scholtes; \u0440\u043E\u0434. 18 \u043C\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430 1934) \u2014 \u0433\u0435\u043D\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043B-\u043C\u0430\u0439\u043E\u0440 \u0421\u0443\u0445\u043E\u043F\u0443\u0442\u043D\u044B\u0445 \u0432\u043E\u0439\u0441\u043A \u0421\u0428\u0410 (\u0441 1981 \u0433.) \u0432 \u043E\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043A\u0435. \u041F\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044B\u0439 \u043D\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043B\u044C\u043D\u0438\u043A \u0423\u043F\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043B\u0435\u043D\u0438\u044F \u0441\u043F\u0435\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043B\u044C\u043D\u044B\u0445 \u043E\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439 \u041C\u041E \u0421\u0428\u0410."@ru . "Soldier's_Medal_ribbon.svg"@en . "Purple Heart ribbon.svg"@en . . . . "Vietnamese Gallantry Cross ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "\u0420\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0440\u0434 \u0410. \u0428\u043E\u043B\u0442\u0435\u0441 (\u0430\u043D\u0433\u043B. Richard A. Scholtes; \u0440\u043E\u0434. 18 \u043C\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430 1934) \u2014 \u0433\u0435\u043D\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043B-\u043C\u0430\u0439\u043E\u0440 \u0421\u0443\u0445\u043E\u043F\u0443\u0442\u043D\u044B\u0445 \u0432\u043E\u0439\u0441\u043A \u0421\u0428\u0410 (\u0441 1981 \u0433.) \u0432 \u043E\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043A\u0435. \u041F\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044B\u0439 \u043D\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043B\u044C\u043D\u0438\u043A \u0423\u043F\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043B\u0435\u043D\u0438\u044F \u0441\u043F\u0435\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043B\u044C\u043D\u044B\u0445 \u043E\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439 \u041C\u041E \u0421\u0428\u0410."@ru . . . . . "\u0420\u0456\u0447\u0430\u0440\u0434 \u0428\u043E\u043B\u0442\u0435\u0441"@uk . . . . . "Richard A. Scholtes"@en . "7269"^^ . . . "Vietnam Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . "Richard A. Scholtes"@en . . . . . . . . . "Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . "Major General Richard A. Scholtes"@en . . . . . . . "Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg"@en . . "1986"^^ . . . . . . . . "\u0420\u0456\u0447\u0430\u0440\u0434 \u0410\u0434\u0440\u0456\u0430\u043D \u0428\u043E\u043B\u0442\u0435\u0441 (\u0430\u043D\u0433\u043B. Richard Scholtes; \u043D\u0430\u0440. 18 \u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437\u043D\u044F 1934) \u2014 \u0433\u0435\u043D\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043B-\u043C\u0430\u0439\u043E\u0440 \u0430\u0440\u043C\u0456\u0457 \u0421\u043F\u043E\u043B\u0443\u0447\u0435\u043D\u0438\u0445 \u0428\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0456\u0432 \u0443 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0446\u0456, \u044F\u043A\u0438\u0439 \u0431\u0443\u0432 \u043F\u0435\u0440\u0448\u0438\u043C \u043A\u043E\u043C\u0430\u043D\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0447\u0435\u043C \u041E\u0431'\u0454\u0434\u043D\u0430\u043D\u043E\u0433\u043E \u043A\u043E\u043C\u0430\u043D\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043D\u043D\u044F \u0441\u043F\u0435\u0446\u0456\u0430\u043B\u044C\u043D\u0438\u0445 \u043E\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0439. \u0414\u043E\u0441\u0432\u0456\u0434 \u0428\u043E\u043B\u0442\u0435\u0441\u0430 \u043D\u0430 \u043F\u043E\u0441\u0430\u0434\u0456 \u043A\u043E\u043C\u0430\u043D\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0447\u0430 \u041E\u0431'\u0454\u0434\u043D\u0430\u043D\u043E\u0457 \u043E\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043D\u043E\u0457 \u0433\u0440\u0443\u043F\u0438 \u0441\u043F\u0435\u0446\u0456\u0430\u043B\u044C\u043D\u0438\u0445 \u043E\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0439 123 \u043F\u0456\u0434 \u0447\u0430\u0441 \u0432\u0442\u043E\u0440\u0433\u043D\u0435\u043D\u043D\u044F \u0421\u0428\u0410 \u0432 \u0413\u0440\u0435\u043D\u0430\u0434\u0443 \u0437\u0440\u043E\u0431\u0438\u0432 \u0439\u043E\u0433\u043E \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043B\u0438\u0432\u043E\u044E \u0444\u0456\u0433\u0443\u0440\u043E\u044E \u0432 \u0440\u0435\u043E\u0440\u0433\u0430\u043D\u0456\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0457 \u0441\u043F\u0456\u043B\u044C\u043D\u043E\u0442\u0438 \u0430\u043C\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043A\u0430\u043D\u0441\u044C\u043A\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u043F\u0435\u0446\u043E\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0439. \u041F\u0456\u0441\u043B\u044F \u043F\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0431\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043D\u043D\u044F \u043D\u0430 \u043F\u043E\u0441\u0430\u0434\u0456 \u043A\u043E\u043C\u0430\u043D\u0434\u0438\u0440\u0430 JSOC \u0428\u043E\u043B\u0442\u0435\u0441 \u043F\u0456\u0448\u043E\u0432 \u0443 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043A\u0443, \u0449\u043E\u0431 \u0443 \u0441\u0435\u0440\u043F\u043D\u0456 1986 \u0440\u043E\u043A\u0443 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0442\u043E \u0441\u0432\u0456\u0434\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u043F\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u041A\u043E\u043D\u0433\u0440\u0435\u0441\u043E\u043C \u043F\u0440\u043E \u043F\u043E\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0431\u0443 \u0432 \u043E\u043A\u0440\u0435\u043C\u043E\u043C\u0443, \u0447\u043E\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0456\u0440\u043A\u043E\u0432\u043E\u043C\u0443, \u043A\u043E\u043C\u0430\u043D\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043D\u043D\u0456 \u0441\u043F\u0435\u0446\u0456\u0430\u043B\u044C\u043D\u0438\u0445 \u043E\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0439. \u0422\u043E\u0434\u0456\u0448\u043D\u0456\u0439 \u0441\u0435\u043D\u0430\u0442\u043E\u0440 \u0412\u0456\u043B\u044C\u044F\u043C \u041A\u043E\u0435\u043D \u043E\u043F\u0438\u0441\u0430\u0432 \u0441\u0432\u0456\u0434\u0447\u0435\u043D\u043D\u044F \u0428\u043E\u043B\u0442\u0435\u0437\u0430 \u044F\u043A \u0436\u0438\u0442\u0442\u0454\u0432\u043E \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043B\u0438\u0432\u0456 \u0434\u043B\u044F \u0440\u0456\u0448\u0435\u043D\u043D\u044F \u041A\u043E\u043D\u0433\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0443 \u0441\u0442\u0432\u043E\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u041A\u043E\u043C\u0430\u043D\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043D\u043D\u044F \u0441\u043F\u0435\u0446\u0456\u0430\u043B\u044C\u043D\u0438\u0445 \u043E\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0439 \u0421\u0428\u0410. \u0428\u043E\u043B\u0442\u0435\u0441 \u0431\u0443\u0432 \u0437\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0445\u043E\u0432\u0430\u043D\u0438\u0439 \u0434\u043E \u0430\u0440\u043C\u0456\u0457 31 \u0436\u043E\u0432\u0442\u043D\u044F 1951 \u0440\u043E\u043A\u0443. \u0423 1957 \u0440\u043E\u0446\u0456 \u0432\u0456\u043D \u0437\u0430\u043A\u0456\u043D\u0447\u0438\u0432 \u0412\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044C\u043A\u043E\u0432\u0443 \u0430\u043A\u0430\u0434\u0435\u043C\u0456\u044E \u0421\u043F\u043E\u043B\u0443\u0447\u0435\u043D\u0438\u0445 \u0428\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0456\u0432, \u043E\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043C\u0430\u0432\u0448\u0438 \u0441\u0442\u0443\u043F\u0456\u043D\u044C \u0431\u0430\u043A\u0430\u043B\u0430\u0432\u0440\u0430. \u0441\u0442\u0443\u043F\u0456\u043D\u044C \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044C\u043A\u043E\u0432\u043E\u0457 \u043D\u0430\u0443\u043A\u0438. \u041F\u0456\u0437\u043D\u0456\u0448\u0435 \u0428\u043E\u043B\u0442\u0435\u0441 \u043E\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043C\u0430\u0432 \u0441\u0442\u0443\u043F\u0456\u043D\u044C \u043C\u0430\u0433\u0456\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430 \u0437 \u043E\u0431\u0440\u043E\u0431\u043A\u0438 \u0434\u0430\u043D\u0438\u0445 \u0432 \u0423\u043D\u0456\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0442\u0456 \u0414\u0436\u043E\u0440\u0434\u0436\u0430 \u0412\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043D\u0433\u0442\u043E\u043D\u0430."@uk . . . "1951"^^ . "2"^^ . . "Army_Service_Ribbon.svg"@en . "Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . "1"^^ . . . . "\u0420\u0456\u0447\u0430\u0440\u0434 \u0410\u0434\u0440\u0456\u0430\u043D \u0428\u043E\u043B\u0442\u0435\u0441 (\u0430\u043D\u0433\u043B. Richard Scholtes; \u043D\u0430\u0440. 18 \u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437\u043D\u044F 1934) \u2014 \u0433\u0435\u043D\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043B-\u043C\u0430\u0439\u043E\u0440 \u0430\u0440\u043C\u0456\u0457 \u0421\u043F\u043E\u043B\u0443\u0447\u0435\u043D\u0438\u0445 \u0428\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0456\u0432 \u0443 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0446\u0456, \u044F\u043A\u0438\u0439 \u0431\u0443\u0432 \u043F\u0435\u0440\u0448\u0438\u043C \u043A\u043E\u043C\u0430\u043D\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0447\u0435\u043C \u041E\u0431'\u0454\u0434\u043D\u0430\u043D\u043E\u0433\u043E \u043A\u043E\u043C\u0430\u043D\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043D\u043D\u044F \u0441\u043F\u0435\u0446\u0456\u0430\u043B\u044C\u043D\u0438\u0445 \u043E\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0439. \u0414\u043E\u0441\u0432\u0456\u0434 \u0428\u043E\u043B\u0442\u0435\u0441\u0430 \u043D\u0430 \u043F\u043E\u0441\u0430\u0434\u0456 \u043A\u043E\u043C\u0430\u043D\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0447\u0430 \u041E\u0431'\u0454\u0434\u043D\u0430\u043D\u043E\u0457 \u043E\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043D\u043E\u0457 \u0433\u0440\u0443\u043F\u0438 \u0441\u043F\u0435\u0446\u0456\u0430\u043B\u044C\u043D\u0438\u0445 \u043E\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0439 123 \u043F\u0456\u0434 \u0447\u0430\u0441 \u0432\u0442\u043E\u0440\u0433\u043D\u0435\u043D\u043D\u044F \u0421\u0428\u0410 \u0432 \u0413\u0440\u0435\u043D\u0430\u0434\u0443 \u0437\u0440\u043E\u0431\u0438\u0432 \u0439\u043E\u0433\u043E \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043B\u0438\u0432\u043E\u044E \u0444\u0456\u0433\u0443\u0440\u043E\u044E \u0432 \u0440\u0435\u043E\u0440\u0433\u0430\u043D\u0456\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0457 \u0441\u043F\u0456\u043B\u044C\u043D\u043E\u0442\u0438 \u0430\u043C\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043A\u0430\u043D\u0441\u044C\u043A\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u043F\u0435\u0446\u043E\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0439. \u041F\u0456\u0441\u043B\u044F \u043F\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0431\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043D\u043D\u044F \u043D\u0430 \u043F\u043E\u0441\u0430\u0434\u0456 \u043A\u043E\u043C\u0430\u043D\u0434\u0438\u0440\u0430 JSOC \u0428\u043E\u043B\u0442\u0435\u0441 \u043F\u0456\u0448\u043E\u0432 \u0443 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043A\u0443, \u0449\u043E\u0431 \u0443 \u0441\u0435\u0440\u043F\u043D\u0456 1986 \u0440\u043E\u043A\u0443 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0442\u043E \u0441\u0432\u0456\u0434\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u043F\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u041A\u043E\u043D\u0433\u0440\u0435\u0441\u043E\u043C \u043F\u0440\u043E \u043F\u043E\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0431\u0443 \u0432 \u043E\u043A\u0440\u0435\u043C\u043E\u043C\u0443, \u0447\u043E\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0456\u0440\u043A\u043E\u0432\u043E\u043C\u0443, \u043A\u043E\u043C\u0430\u043D\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043D\u043D\u0456 \u0441\u043F\u0435\u0446\u0456\u0430\u043B\u044C\u043D\u0438\u0445 \u043E\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0439. \u0422\u043E\u0434\u0456\u0448\u043D\u0456\u0439 \u0441\u0435\u043D\u0430\u0442\u043E\u0440 \u0412\u0456\u043B\u044C\u044F\u043C \u041A\u043E\u0435\u043D \u043E\u043F\u0438\u0441\u0430\u0432 \u0441\u0432\u0456\u0434\u0447\u0435\u043D\u043D\u044F \u0428\u043E\u043B\u0442\u0435\u0437\u0430 \u044F\u043A \u0436\u0438\u0442\u0442\u0454\u0432\u043E \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043B\u0438\u0432\u0456 \u0434\u043B\u044F \u0440\u0456\u0448\u0435\u043D\u043D\u044F \u041A\u043E\u043D\u0433\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0443 \u0441\u0442\u0432\u043E\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u041A\u043E\u043C\u0430\u043D\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043D\u043D\u044F \u0441\u043F\u0435\u0446\u0456\u0430\u043B\u044C\u043D\u0438\u0445 \u043E\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0439 \u0421\u0428\u0410."@uk . . . . . . . . . . "1091461405"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "United States"@en . "31601080"^^ . . "numeral"@en . . . . "v"@en . .