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Russel L. Honoré is a retired lieutenant general who served as the US First Army's 33rd commanding general at Fort Gillem, Georgia. He is best known for commanding Joint Task Force Katrina, which was in charge of organizing military relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina-affected areas along the Gulf Coast and commanding the 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea.
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He remained in the Army until January 11, 2008, when he retired. Honoré is known as "The Ragin' Cajun" on occasion.
Background
Lieutenant GeneralRussel L. Honore was born in 1947 and brought up in Lakeland, Louisiana, as the 9th of 12 children, born to a Louisiana Creole family with a West Indian ancestry who had arrived in Pointe Coupee Parish via the port of New Orleans.
The Honoré surname is still common among the Creoles of the Cane River.
Honoré graduated from Southern University and A&M College with a B.S. in vocational agriculture in 1971. He also has a master's d