Michael Place
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HURON – As he embarks on the most challenging assignment of his military career so far, Michael Place will have the new rank of brigadier general in Honolulu, where he will help command the largest Army health care provider in the Pacific Northwest.
Throughout his years in the Army – a path he hadn’t initially planned to follow – Place has never forgotten the firm foundation he was provided while growing up in Huron.
It was where he said he and his brothers learned the value of hard work and the importance of community, a place where they developed respect for the institutions of government.
“We were also the beneficiaries of a top quality public education that set us up well for our future academic endeavors,” Place said.
“Perhaps as important as all of that, we were given the opportunity to safely explore the world,” he said. “Huron was certainly a wonderful place to grow up.”
Exploring the world is something he has done since his Army career took off after he finished his university years.
Place graduated from Huron High School in 1983. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from The Johns Hopkins University in 1987. He graduated from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences four years later.
“I joined ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) to help pay for college,” he said. “That incurred a four-year service obligation.
Photos by John W. Liston/Madigan Army Medical Center
Brig. Gen. Michael L. Place receives his first general officer stars, which are being pinned on by his parents Robert and Carol, during ceremonies earlier this month. Brig. Gen. Michael L. Place is congratulated by his family at the conclusion of his one-star pinning ceremony. From the left are Place’s spouse Jackie, sons Sean and Jake, his parents Robert and Carol and his brother, Ron.