Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr.(December 2, 1924 – February 20, 2010),
was a retired United States Army general who served as the United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. In 1973 Haig served as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, the number-two ranking officer in the Army. Haig served as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, commanding all U.S. and NATO forces in Europe. Haig, a veteran of the Korean War and Vietnam War, was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star with oak leaf cluster, and the Purple Heart.
In Memory
Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr.(December 2, 1924 – February 20, 2010)
Alexander Haig was the father of author Brian Haig. His daughter, Barbara Haig, is currently the Deputy to President for Policy & Strategy at the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, DC. Haig's brother, Frank, is a Jesuit priest. He served as seventh president of Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, and is now teaching physics at Loyola University in Maryland.
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