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Walter L. Sharp
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<p>Walter Lawrence "Skip" Sharp (born 27 September 1952), is a retired <a href="/facts/United_States_Army/WACWBEK9">United States Army</a> four-star <a href="/facts/General_(United_States)/xepv3HkX">general</a>, who last served as the Commander, <a href="/facts/United_Nations_Command_(Korea)/LsA07bVV">United Nations Command</a>, Commander, ROK-US Combined Forces Command and Commander, <a href="/facts/United_States_Forces_Korea/ch5oCkrG">U.S. Forces Korea</a> from June 2008 to July 2011. He previously served as the <a href="/facts/Director_of_the_Joint_Staff/X4EJKtQv">Director of the Joint Staff</a> from 2005 to June 2008. Sharp retired from the Army in July 2011. </p>