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H Steven Blum (born October 13, 1946) is a former United States Army officer. Blum served as the 25th Chief of the National Guard Bureau from 2003 to 2008. His last assignment before retiring was Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command, where he concurrently served as Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command. He retired from the Army National Guard of the United States on May 21, 2010. ==Early life and education== Blum was born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 13, 1946.〔U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, entry for H. Steven Blum, 1020〕 He attended Forest Park High School, graduating in 1963.〔Tom Bowman, Baltimore Sun, (Bush nominates Marylander to Top National Guard Post ), January 7, 2003〕 He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Baltimore in 1968.〔Blakely Educational Services, (Resume, H Steven Blum ), 2012, page 2〕 Soon after graduating, Blum enlisted in the Maryland Army National Guard. His unit was activated in response to riots that flared up in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blum would later recall that "he heard more shots fired in the weeks he worked downtown Baltimore's streets than during any of his other deployments - at home or abroad."〔Caitlin Harrington, ("Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum commands a changing National Guard," ) ''Congressional Quarterly'' (October 10, 2003).〕 Blum taught U.S. history at Pimlico Junior High School before accepting a full-time position with the Army National Guard in 1971. He received a Master of Science degree in social science from Morgan State College in 1973. Blum is Jewish, and is a member of Jewish War Veterans.〔Jewish War Veterans, Articles from the Jewish War Veterans, (Lieutenant General H Steven, Excerpts of Remarks ), 2003, page 1〕 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「H. Steven Blum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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