Richard White Manlove

Richard White Manlove (U.S. Army Retired), 77, died Sunday, January 26, at his home in McLean, Va., with his family and friends by his side. Richard was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the son of Col. and Mrs. Almon White Manlove. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1966, beginning his 26-year-long career in the U.S. Army, including two tours in Vietnam and four years on the Army General Staff. During this time, Richard also earned a master’s degree from Vanderbilt University. During his military career, Richard distinguished himself as a highly effective infantry combat leader in Vietnam and a member of the Military Advisory Command. For his extraordinary performance of duty and exceptional courage in Vietnam, Richard was recognized with several awards for valor including the Soldier’s Medal for putting his life at risk to rescue a fellow soldier. Richard also received the Legion of Merit award for meritorious service. Richard was selected to serve as a member of the senior military advisory group in Lisbon where his military expertise, diplomacy and foreign language skills resulted in the strengthening of US-Portuguese military relations and a marked improvement in Portuguese military readiness. Following his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1992, Richard served the United Nations for almost 20 years in a variety of senior security positions, responsible for ensuring the security of UN personnel serving in global high-risk, high-threat areas in the Balkans, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Based on his record of successful security operations, Richard was designated as principal security advisor for the United Nations’ Operation in Iraq, and as one of five advisors appointed to the Best Practices Panel to report on security after the attacks on Benghazi. In addition to his extraordinary accomplishments as a military leader, peacemaker and diplomat, Richard was beloved and admired by his family and friends. Richard is survived by Carolyn Christian Manlove, his college sweetheart and wife of 53 years; his daughter Marian Manlove; his grandchildren Caroline and Christian Keith; his brother Joe White Manlove and his sister Virginia “Ginger” Knudson. His son, Richard Christian Manlove, predeceased him. Funeral arrangements are pending at this time. Richard will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.