Frederick F. Woerner, Jr.

General Frederick Frank Woerner, Jr. (born August 12, 1933) is a retired United States Army general and former commander of United States Southern Command. Woerner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was commissioned a second lieutenant in infantry upon graduating from the United States Military Academy - West Point in 1955. He later earned a Master of Arts degree in Latin American History from the University of Arizona. Woerner served in assignments in the United States, Vietnam, and Latin America. He initially went to Vietnam in 1962 as an advisor, and following his tour there, spent the next 4 years in Latin America. His assignments in Latin America included living in Colombia in 1965, and spending a year studying and...