Steven A. Boylan

Steven Arthur Boylan (born September 30, 1965), formerly a U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad for General David Petraeus in the prosecution of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 from February, 2007 to September, 2008. After leaving Iraq, he became the public affairs officer and the senior public affairs observer/trainer for the Battle Command Training Program (BCTP) at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas according to U.S. News & World Report.[1]

Personal

Boylan is the son of Louis and Barbara Boylan.[2]

Boylan is a 1980 graduate of Pompano Beach High School in Pompano Beach, Florida. The Broward County school is the "Home of the Golden Tornadoes."

Boylan is a graduate of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He received a BA in communication, with a minors in journalism and broadcast and film, and an MA in management from Webster University.

Boylan's residence is in Kansas. His second wife is named Michelle. In September, 2007, Michelle Boylan wrote a letter to the editor of the Kansas City Star demanding that Congress apologize to General Petraeus for the treatment he received during testimony. Michelle Boylan and the three Boylan children attended an event in Wisconsin by the Vice President in the 2004 presidential race. They were interviewed as to why they were there and Michelle responded that she felt it was important for her children to see the importance of the political process.

Career

Army

Boylan was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, (Branched Aviation) in the Army from Army ROTC at Mercer University, June, 1984.

Completed Infantry Officer Basic Course, Ft. Benning, GA, and the Initial Entry Rotary Wing Course, Ft. Rucker, AL.

Boylan is a Colonel in the United States Army.

Positions

Promotions
Insignia Rank Date
COL2006
LTC2001
MAJ1996
CPT1989
1LT1986
2LT1984

Decorations and badges

U.S. military decorations

Legion of Merit (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star

Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster)

Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)

Joint Service Commendation Medal (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster)

Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Achievement Medal

Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
U.S. unit awards

Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Superior Unit Award
U.S. service (campaign) medals and service and training ribbons
Bronze star

National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Service star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Bronze star

Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 1 Service Star)
Bronze star
Bronze star

Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Service Stars)
Silver star

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (with 1 Battle Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral "4")
U.S. badges, patches and tabs
Combat Action Badge
Master Army Aviator Badge
Parachutist Badge (United States)
Air Assault Badge
Excellence in Competition – Pistol (Bronze Medal)
4th Infantry Division (Mechanized)(United States)

worn as his Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (US Army)-Former War Time Service (SSI-FWTS).

7 Overseas Service Bars

Non-U.S. service medals and ribbons

( Multinational Force and Observers Medal ribbon) (with award numeral "2")

Foreign badges

( Honduran Parachutist Badge)

2002 stabbing

Boylan was attacked on the night of December 15, 2002 outside Seoul, South Korea's Yongsan Garrison, the headquarters of the United States Forces Korea. According to his statement to police, he was attacked by three Korean men in their twenties, who cursed at him in English, pushed him from behind, and stabbed him with a 5-inch blade. He received a cut on his left side, below the ribcage, for which he was treated at a base hospital; he did not require stitches. Boylan had come to public attention in South Korea for his role as the Army spokesman regarding the June 13, 2002 roadside accident in which a U.S. Army armored vehicle struck and killed two South Korean girls.[3]

Greenwald emails

In late October 2007, Boylan became embroiled in a dispute with Glenn Greenwald of Salon Magazine over articles by Greenwald related to the prosecution of the Iraq War by the George W. Bush presidency and a series of emails. Boylan has stated that he did not send the email in question, claiming that it was sent by an imposter. Prior to the incident, evidence had surfaced of Boylan being impersonated via email.[4]

Memberships and Awards

References

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