Gordon Messenger
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Gordon Messenger
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General Sir Gordon Kenneth Messenger, is a retired senior Royal Marines officer who served as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff from May 2016 to May 2019. As a colonel he commanded 40 Commando during the Iraq War, and led the Commando in the assault on the Al-Faw Peninsula. He served as British Commander of Task Force Helmand, during the 3 Commando Brigade deployment to Helmand Province, Afghanistan on Operation Herrick IX from 2008 to 2009. After his retirement, Messenger has held ceremonial posi
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Retired British Royal Marines general (born 1962)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Messenger
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2008-05-19T11:45:17Z
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2024-08-27T07:01:00Z
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