Army Major General Robert L. Nabors is senior Vice President for EDS U.S. Government Solutions, with special responsibility for Homeland Security. He is the father of Rob Nabors, who is head of the White House's legislative affairs office.
Robert L. Nabors is a Western New York native who grew up in Lackawanna and is a graduate of Lackawanna's class of 1964. Although he traces his roots to the American South, he is the youngest son of Mansfield and Mabel Nabors of Buckingham County, Virginia. Nabors was a highly decorated African American U.S. Army officer who has received nearly 400 awards and honors and 38 official military awards and decorations. Major General Nabors received the Distinguished Service Medal, the military's third-highest award; Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit with four oak leaf clusters; Bronze Star Medal; and the Presidential Support Badge. Nabors honorary awards include NAACP Roy Wilkins Award of Renown 2000. Nabors received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern California. He served as a senior fellow in the National Security Affairs Program at Harvard. Nabors also is a member of the American Mensa Society.
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