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Lieutenant General Edward Soriano (born 12 November 1946) is an American retired military officer. He is the highest-ranking Filipino American officer to have served in the United States military, and the first promoted to a general officer. Born in the Philippines, Soriano moved with his family to the United States and graduated from Salinas High School before being commissioned as an officer through Army ROTC at San Jose State University.〔 Soriano served with infantry units throughout the United States, Korea, and in Germany.〔 Later Soriano was a liaison officer during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm,〔 and deployed during Operation Joint Endeavor;〔 he retired in March 2005. Since retiring from the Army, Soriano has worked for the aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman〔 and has sat on various boards of directors. ==Early and personal life== Born on 12 November 1946 in Pangasinan to Ilocos Sur natives, Soriano came to the United States in the early 1950s when his father, Fred Soriano, a soldier in the United States Army, was assigned to Fort Benning, Georgia;〔 he was six when he left the Philippines.〔 Soriano's mother's name was Encarnacion. Soriano's father was a corporal in the 57th Infantry (Philippine Scouts) during World War II. After the surrender of American forces on Bataan to the Japanese, the elder Soriano became a prisoner of war and was subjected to the Bataan Death March. The elder Soriano later served in the Korean War, and again became a prisoner of war.〔〔 〕 During the Korean War, young Edward and the rest of his family moved from Guam back to the Philippines. His father later retired from the army as a major.〔 In the 1960s, his family moved to Salinas, California, and Soriano later graduated from Salinas High School. His father's service inspired Edward Soriano to join the military.〔 Soriano graduated from San Jose State University (SJSU) in 1970,〔 and later earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of Missouri.〔 Soriano is married to Vivian Guillermo, who was born in the United States to Laoag natives. The couple have two children, Melissa and Keith.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Soriano」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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