Colonel (retired) Jerry D. Morelock, PhD
Title: Managing Editor and Senior Historian
Hobbies: Collecting militaria; Reading history and literature
Favorite Movies: Paths of Glory, Casablanca, Fargo and Bad Santa
Background: Jerry Morelock graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1969, spending a total of 36 years in uniform. A decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Colonel Morelock’s Army assignments included numerous command and staff positions in field artillery units in the US, Germany and Korea, and two tours in the Pentagon. His last Pentagon tour was in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff where, as Chief of Russia Branch, he coordinated US policy in Washington, D.C. regarding Russia and the 15 republics of the former Soviet Union.
Colonel Morelock’s final active duty tour was as the Director of the Combat Studies Institute–the history department of the Army’s Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS–a premier position within the Army’s military history community. He not only served as the department head of this outstanding group of two-dozen, world-class military historians, Colonel Morelock regularly taught military history graduate-level courses, served as a member of the Secretary of the Army’s Military History Advisory Board and was the Editor-in-Chief of the Army Staff College’s CGSC Press.
Following retirement from active duty, Dr. Morelock was the Executive Director of the Winston Churchill Memorial & Library at Westminster College in Fulton, MO for four years. This is the site of Churchill’s world-famous "Iron Curtain" speech in 1946, marking the beginning of the Cold War. Dr. Morelock received his PhD from the University of Kansas and is a prize-winning military historian whose numerous publications include the books, Generals of the Ardennes: American Leadership in the Battle of the Bulge and Great Land Battles From the Civil War to the Gulf War. Dr. Morelock lives in Fulton, Missouri with his wife, the Russian artist, Inessa Kazaryan Morelock.
Battery commander Morelock near Danang Jan 1972
I read your book Great Land Battles. I had no predilection to military history, but it sounded interesting – and it was. Now I’m hooked on military history books and magazines. I recently picked up a copy of AG for the first time (hard to believe, I know) and love it. Only after reading it for a couple of weeks did I realize that you were the same guy who authored Great Land Battles.
Outstanding.
Sir:
Perhaps the third time will be a charm since 3 is a holy number. I have asked twice beofre if ACG was interested in my doing reviews for them. I have been published in both Military Review and Armor for book reviews. I have had game reviews published in Fire and Movement, Paper Wars, Panzer Digest (where I am the reviews Editor), and Line of Departure. I fiugred it is my last attempt sayeth this 5X.
V/r,
Smitty
Robert G. Smith
LTC, AR
US Army GWOT Special Collection Project OIC
US Army Center of Military History
Col. Morelock!
Great little article on the little Mexican invasion. My grandfather quit school at the age of 14 and lied about his age and joined the army at 15. He was in Columbus, NM with Pershing and I think he is in the picture on page 15. Do you have any Idea where I could find a list of names of those who served with the 6th infantry on April 27, 1916. the reason I think it’s him is because I have a couple of photos of him in Columbus. One is astride a horse and the other is seated on some bleachers with about twenty other guys. Anyway, nice article. Thank-you!
Jerry:
I am one of your high school buddies. At Robinson High School in Tampa, I was on the track team with you. The last time I saw you was at Ft. Jackson, SC in 1964. I stayed in the Army for 23 Years (mostly Armored Cav units), and retired as a Sergeant Major. just retired from a civil service job on Fort Hood. I live in Copperas Cove, Texas. I try to make it back to Tampa every summer to visit my brother. I am very proud to have been friends with you during our younger days.
Robert Haire
Jerry,
Just wanted to see what you are up to; its been a long time since our days at Fort Sill.
Tom
Hi: My son Jacob Douglas just wrote a letter to your Magazine
It is being printed in your July 2011 magazine In the Mailbag
Jacob just turned 18 years old and will be starting Moorpark
College in the Fall. He will be a history major. Both my husband
and I feel he really has a flair for journalisitic writing and we are
trying to encourage him. Any chance you can send him an email
(if you agree) and encourage him. Also, is there a way he can
submit articles as well. He does a nice job in reviewing computer
stragedy games.
Jacob doesn’t know I am writing you….I’m just very proud of our
son . It is nice to have a teenager with opinions on world events.
Thanks alot Teri Douglas