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Soldiers from the U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own,” the Presidential Salute Battery, the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), and the Caisson Detachment conduct full military funeral honors with escort for U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Patrick Hughes in Section 34 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Monday August 4, 2025.
Hughes enlisted in the Army in January 1962, serving for three years as a combat medic before transitioning to the Army Reserves where he received his Regular Army commission as a second lieutenant of infantry in 1966. After deploying to Vietnam and subsequently being promoted to captain, Hughes decided to branch transfer to Military Intelligence – something that would shape the rest of his life.
After training as a counterintelligence research officer, he was assigned back to Vietnam. In 1973, he was transferred to Japan where he served first as deputy and later as commander of the Special Security Office at Camp Zama. Afterwards, he completed Command and General Staff College in 1977 and then spent three years in the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence.
Following this assignment, Hughes spent five years at Fort Lewis, Washington where he commanded several different divisions and battalions focused on different aspects of military intelligence. In 1988, Hughes went to Korea where he was dual-hatted, commanding the 501st MI Brigade as well as serving as executive officer to the U.S. Forces Korea/Combined Forces Command/United Nations Command commander-in-chief. Here, he was directly involved with the Korean National Police during the 1988 Seoul Olympics as well as various South Korean Intelligence service operations.
In January 1992, Hughes received his first star and was then assigned as commander of the U.S. Army Intelligence Agency. In 1994, he was assigned to the Directorate for Intelligence in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). These, along with several other commands, occurred during Operations Desert Shield / Desert Storm in Iraq during which Hughes was involved in related intelligence operations.
As his final assignment, Hughes became the director of the DIA in February 1996. Here, Hughes was recognized with promoting cooperation between the DIA and the Central Intelligence Agency as well as creative new initiatives to prepare for a complex future in intelligence. After more than 35 years of service, Hughes retired in October 1999. His military awards include the Silver Star, Defense Superior Service Medal (w/ two OLC), Legion of Merit (w/ two OLC), Bronze Star Medal (w/ Valor and two OLC), and Purple Heart.
Hughes’ spouse, Karlene, received the U.S. flag from her husband’s service.
(U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)
| Date Taken: | 08.04.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 08.08.2025 15:24 |
| Photo ID: | 9246777 |
| VIRIN: | 250804-A-IW468-7028 |
| Resolution: | 7861x5241 |
| Size: | 16.69 MB |
| Location: | ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US |
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