Biafran U.S Soldier Breaks a New Record in U.S Army; Listed for High Rank (Photos)
Biafran U.S Soldier Breaks a New Record in U.S Army; Listed for High Rank
Lawrence Anyanwu, one of the Biafran-born soldiers, currently serving in the U.S. Army, has been listed for promotion to the rank of colonel, making him the first Biafran and Nigerian in active service to attain the rank in the U.S. Army.
Lawrence Anyanwu, one of the Biafran-born soldiers, currently serving in the U.S. Army, has been listed for promotion to the rank of colonel, making him the first Biafran and Nigerian in active service to attain the rank in the U.S. Army.
Two other Biafrans who have attained the rank are in the U.S. Army Reserve. One of them is Col. Igwekala Njoku, a scientist, who is currently in the U.S. Medical Corps.
A bulletin on the promotion received by a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja, said that Anyanwu who became a naturalised U.S. citizen in 1990, got his latest promotion for outstanding performance.
The U.S. Army’s latest promotion of officers to the rank of colonel was said to be particularly tough as only 38 per cent of eligible officers were promoted, compared to previous years when up to 50 per cent of eligible officers usually got promoted.
Anyanwu, who is from Amorji-Ogbe in the Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo, is currently on duty tour in Kuwait, serving as Deputy Director, Resource Management in the Third U.S. Army’s Central Command in the Gulf Arab state
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