On a fall morning a world away from his native Thailand, General Oud Buanghon returned to Carlisle to be inducted into the International Fellows Hall of Fame. Since graduating from the U.S. Army War College and Shippensburg University in 1985, Gen. Oud played a key role in Thailand’s defense. In 2001 he was named deputy permanent secretary for defense of the Kingdom of Thailand before becoming the permanent secretary in 2003. He was honored for being instrumental in Thailand’s commitment to the global war on terror and its international peacekeeping operations. He retired in October 2005.

The International Fellows Hall of Fame was established to provide a means of honoring U.S. Army War College graduates who have attained, through military merit, the highest position in their nation’s armed forces, or who have held an equivalent position by rank or responsibility in a multinational organization.