Paula BroadwellEducationU.S. Military Academy (BS) University of Denver (MA) Harvard University (MPA) King's College LondonNotable worksAll In: The Education of General David PetraeusSpouseScott Broadwell (m. 2000; divorced prior to 2021)Children23 more rows
Holly PetraeusDavid H. Petraeus / Spouse (m. 1974)
69 years (November 7, 1952)David H. Petraeus / Age
5′ 9″David H. Petraeus / Height
Petraeus, from Latin growing with rocks, is a species name.
Counterinsurgency2006North America: Time for a New Focus2014The Status of the War and Political Developments in Iraq: Joint Hearing Before the Committee on Armed Services Meeting Jointly with Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, Hearing Held, September 10, 20072008David H. Petraeus/Books
No officer exemplifies this more than Gen. David Petraeus, who was shot in the chest due to a negligent discharge. The doctors were not thrilled at the prospect of letting then-Lt.Jan 31, 2022
In 1991, while Petraeus was a month into his battalion command at Fort Campbell, he was out on a range observing a live fire exercise one Saturday. That's when a soldier who'd just cleared a bunker as part of the exercise tripped and accidentally fired off a single round from his M-16, hitting Petraeus in the chest.Oct 2, 2018
AmericanDavid H. Petraeus / NationalityEarly life and family. Petraeus was born in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, the son of Miriam Sweet (née Howell; 1912–1991), a librarian, and Sixtus Petraeus (1915–2008), a sea captain. His father was Frisian, from Franeker, Netherlands, and his mother was American, a resident of Brooklyn, New York.
1991In 1991 Petraeus was nearly killed after being accidentally shot in the chest with an M16 rifle by a soldier who tripped during a training exercise; he required nearly five hours of surgery.
Obama named General David Petraeus as McChrystal's replacement; Petraeus was confirmed by the Senate and officially assumed command on June 30. Days after being relieved of his duties in Afghanistan, McChrystal announced his retirement.