U.S. Army Japan - With his wife, Dr. Carol Brooks, standing by his side, Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific, receives congratulations from fellow officer and friend Gen.
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General Vincent Brooks is the First African American West Point cadet brigade commander - the U.S. Army
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DVIDS - Images - General Vincent K. Brooks, Commander United States Forces Korea, USS Blue Ridge, LCC19 [Image 1 of 3]
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![File:From left, U.S. Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific, Chief of Staff of Japan Ground Self Defense Force Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, and Maj. Gen. James C. File:From left, U.S. Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific, Chief of Staff of Japan Ground Self Defense Force Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, and Maj. Gen. James C.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/From_left%2C_U.S._Army_Gen._Vincent_K._Brooks%2C_the_commanding_general_of_U.S._Army_Pacific%2C_Chief_of_Staff_of_Japan_Ground_Self_Defense_Force_Gen._Eiji_Kimizuka%2C_and_Maj._Gen._James_C._Boozer_Sr.%2C_the_incoming_130806-A-VH820-134.jpg/1200px-thumbnail.jpg)
File:From left, U.S. Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific, Chief of Staff of Japan Ground Self Defense Force Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, and Maj. Gen. James C.
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