Command and General Staff College Foundation News - 13

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International Hall of Fame inductee Commander of the Belize Defence Force
Brig. Gen. David Jones, Command and General Staff College class of 2007,
addresses guests during his IHOF induction ceremony.

International Hall of Fame inductee Commander of the Colombian National
Army Gen. Alberto Jose Mejia Ferrero, Command and General Staff
College class of 2001, unveils his IHOF portrait with Army University Provost
Maj. Gen. John Kem during the IHOF induction ceremony.

New Zealand Maj. Iain Hill, international student in the 2017 Command
and General Staff Officer Course, speaks on behalf of International Hall of
Fame inductee New Zealand Chief of the Army Maj. Gen. Arthur Gawn,
Command and General Staff College class of 1996, during Gawn's IHOF
induction ceremony.

CGSC Foundation Chairman Emeritus, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Robert Arter presents
an eagle statuette to Elzbieta Buk, daughter of IHOF inductee the late Polish
Lt. Gen. Tadeusz Buk. Each inductee received a statuette and Life Constituent
certificate from the CGSC Foundation.

my family today and thank you all very much."
A 2007 CGSOC graduate, Jones is currently the Belize
Defence Force commander and joined the force in 1990. His
initial tour of duty was commanding an infantry platoon.
Jones also served as aide de camp to Sir Colville Young,
governor general of Belize. Because of his performance as a
student, Jones was selected to serve as an instructor for the
Junior Command and Staff Course, Aldershot, Nova Scotia,
Canada. He attended the Caribbean Defence and Security
Course in Washington, D.C., the Royal College of Defence
Studies Course in the United Kingdom and is a recipient
of the Belize Defence Force Certificate of Distinguished
Service. Jones has served in assignments ranging from
rifleman to deputy commander of the Belize Defence Force.
Jones said his time at CGSC was a great atmosphere to

develop as a military leader and provided tools to interact
positively with political leaders.
"As officers, apart from our primary role as war fighters,
we need to be prepared and acquire the skills to negotiate and
be diplomatic enough to prevent conflict," Jones said.
Established in 1973, the International Hall of Fame is
a joint initiative between CGSC, the Greater Kansas City
Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars and the
CGSC Foundation. Inductees receive a certificate of honor
presented by the Military Order of the World Wars and a Life
Constituent Certificate and bronze eagle statuette from the
CGSC Foundation.

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