Education
United States Military Academy.
United States Military Academy.
Valcourt is a native of Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery (FA) on 6 June 1973. He has held a variety of command and staff positions. Army Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with four oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Meda
He served as the Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from February 25, 2008 to May 3, 2010, after serving as Commanding General, Eight United States Army. He was previously the Commanding General of the Field Artillery Center and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He was the Commanding General of the Eighth United States Army and the Chief of Staff of United States Forces of Korea, Combined Forces Command, and the United Nations Command in the Republic of of Korea. He holds the Army Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, among other medals.
