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James Cowan

major-generalUnited KingdomUnited States2 battles2 wars

Career span

c. 1999 – c. 2015

20002002200420062008201020122014Iraq War · 2003–2011 major U.S. combat/occupation periodAfghanistan War · 2001–2021 major U.S. war periodSecond Fallujah — Nov–Dec 2004 · United States · Iraq WarOperation Moshtarak — February 13, 2010 · ISAF · Afghanistan War

Active service 2004–2010 — 2 battles across 2 wars.

Profile

Major General James Michael Cowan, is a former British Army officer. He is now CEO of The HALO Trust, a humanitarian organisation which works in post-conflict zones, and a trustee of Waterloo Uncovered, a charity conducting archaeology at the site of the Battle of Waterloo with veterans and serving personnel.

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Battles (2)

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