I'm General M Rodrigues working with the UN and working here in Afghanistan at the moment.Born 23 October 1954 (age 60)Overbrook, Pennsylvania, U.SAllegiance United States of AmericaService/branch United States ArmyYears of service 1976–presentRank Army-USA-OF-09.svg GeneralCommands held U.S. Africa CommandU.S. Army Forces Command82nd Airborne DivisionInternational Security Assistance Force Joint CommandU.S. Forces – AfghanistanBattles/wars Invasion of PanamaPersian Gulf WarIraq WarWar in AfghanistanMali War (2013)Awards Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2)Army Distinguished Service Medal (2)Defense Superior Service MedalLegion of Merit (5)Bronze Star Medal (2) I am a Country Man at heart. Am quiet but yet I love to meet people, open to new things in life love to treat people the way i wanted to be treated, love shopping, camping, country, beach, traveling and animals.I want to laugh, laugh, laugh with you. I want to dance with you, listen to music with you, and laugh with you. Let's laugh, let's free up, laughing together!I like biking, I like going to the ocean and walking on the beach. You know it and I love when you propose doing something that maybe you do not specifically like doing, but you do because you know I like it.I love surprise gifts — a haircut, or a day at a spa, or an hour of massage. It is a real gift when I come back home and find tasks I was supposed to do during that time already taken care of!A dinner invitation is nice too, but it has to be a surprise. I love when you anticipate my desires; it means you know me very well, all the little things I care about, and my habits.......General Rodrigues’s Army and Joint experiences include: Commander, IJC in Afghanistan; Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense; Commander, Joint Task Force 82 in Afghanistan; Joint Staff Deputy Director, Regional Operations (J3); and Defense Joint Exercise Officer, United Nations Command, United States Forces Korea.General Rodriguez’s combat experiences include: G-3 Planner, XVIII Airborne Corps, Operation Just Cause, 1989-1990; Operations Officer, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Desert Shield/Desert Storm, 1990-1991; Assistant Division Commander, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), 2003; Commander, Multi-National Division-Northwest, 2005; Commander, Joint Task Force-82 in Afghanistan, 2007-2008; and Deputy Commander, United States Forces Afghanistan and Commander, International Security Assista