Aubrey Newman

Aubrey Strode "Red" Newman (1903–1994) was a United States Army major general with 34 years of service.

[1][2] He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1925.

[5] He died in Sarasota, Florida on January 19, 1994, and was buried at West Point Cemetery.

[1][5] Newman's books remain on the professional reading lists of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the United States Marine Corps' Commandant, and many other military and paramilitary organizations.

The United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) recognizes outstanding junior leaders who demonstrate a commitment to developing their soldiers with the Major General Aubrey "Red" Newman Award.

At West Point in 1925
Leyte, Philippine Islands, 20 October 1944. "The American Army returned to the Philippines over the beaches of Leyte Island. Red Beach was defended by the Japanese occupying a number of large, well-camouflaged pillboxes. Immediately after their landing, the leading elements of the 3d Battalion, 34th Infantry – one of the units of the U.S. Army's 24th Division – were pinned down by heavy machine gun and rifle fire. The Regimental Commander, Colonel Aubrey S. Newman, arrived on the beach and, taking in the situation at a glance, shouted to his men: 'Get up and get moving! Follow me!'" [ 3 ]