Background
David was born and raised in New York City, to Scottish/Irish parents.
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David Wilson
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He attended public schools in Northport, New York, on Long Island and graduated from Northport High School there in 1967.
Career
Wilson joined the Royal Marines in 1969 and went on to serve in Northern Ireland in 1987. He commanded the Special Boat Service as well as being Commanding Officer of 45 Commando from 1993 and Commander of 3 Commando Brigade from 1998. He was later deployed to Kosovo where he became co-chairman of the Kosovo Security Committee.
He was the Senior British Representative to CENTCOM at Tampa, Florida from October 2002 to October 2003 (in which role he was involved in planning for the Iraq War) and became Commandant General Royal Marines in February 2004 before retiring later that year.
In retirement, he became Director of a United Nations programme engaged in disarming warlords and disbanding illegal armed groups in Afghanistan.
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