Les Brownlee
| Les Brownlee | |
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| Acting United States Secretary of the Army | |
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In office May 10, 2003 – November 18, 2004 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Thomas E. White |
| Succeeded by | Francis J. Harvey |
| United States Under Secretary of the Army | |
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In office November 2001 – December 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Gregory R. Dahlberg |
| Succeeded by | Pete Geren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pampa, Texas |
| Alma mater |
University of Wyoming University of Alabama |
| Awards |
Silver Star with oak leaf cluster Bronze Star with 2 oak leaf clusters Purple Heart |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1962-1984 |
| Rank |
 colonel
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| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Romer Leslie "Les" Brownlee served as the Undersecretary of the Army from November 2001 to May 2003 and as Acting United States Secretary of the Army from 10 May 2003 until his resignation effective 2 December 2004, staying at the Undersecretary's office.Bill Gertz wrote that Donald Rumsfeld did not wish to name a non-CEO to the job of Secretary.
Brownlee is a retired Army colonel. He was commissioned in 1962 as a lieutenant in the infantry through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at the University of Wyoming. He is a distinguished honor graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger Course, an honor graduate of both the Infantry Officer Advanced Course and the Command and General Staff College, and a graduate of the Army’s airborne course as well as the Army War College. Brownlee served two tours in Vietnam. During the last two and a half years of a four and a half year tour in the Pentagon, before retiring in 1984, he was Military Executive to Under Secretary of the Army James Ambrose.
His military decorations include the Silver Star with oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with two oak leaf clusters, and the Purple Heart. He holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Alabama.
Brownlee became the 27th Under Secretary of the Army on 14 November 2001, following his nomination by President George W. Bush and confirmation by the United States Senate. From 10 May 2003 until 19 November 2004, he served as the Acting Secretary of the Army. As Under Secretary, Brownlee assisted the Secretary in fulfilling statutory responsibilities for recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training and mobilizing the United States Army and managing its $98.5 billion annual budget and more than 1.3 million active duty, Army National Guard, Army Reserve and civilian personnel.
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