Chris Vernon
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Colonel Christopher Hilary Vernon is a British Army officer.
Vernon presently serves in the British Army. In 2003, Colonel Vernon gained international attention as the senior spokesman for the British Landforces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Vernon was commissioned into the Queen's Own Hussars (later Queen's Royal Hussars) from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1976.
Prior to serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, Colonel Vernon served in Bosnia in 1995. During his time in Bosnia in 1995, he served as the spokesman for (UNPROFOR) under the command of General Sir Rupert Smith.
Most recently Vernon was Chief of Staff for NATO forces in southern Afghanistan.
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