Michael Holden

Michael Holden
Army Wives character
Major General Michael Holden as portrayed by Brian McNamara
First appearance	"A Tribe is Born" (episode 1.01)
Portrayed by	Brian McNamara
Information
Aliases	Michael James Holden (full name)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Current: Division Commander (23rd Airborne Division) at Fort Marshall, South Carolina Former: NATO (few months)
Title	Major General in the United States Army
Spouse(s)	Claudia Joy Holden (wife)
Children	Amanda Joy Holden (daughter; with Claudia Joy; deceased) Emmalin Jane Holden (daughter; with Claudia Joy)
Relatives	Sara Elizabeth Burton (goddaughter) Molly Victoria Sherwood (goddaughter)

Major General Michael James Holden is a fictional character from the Lifetime television series Army Wives, portrayed by Brian McNamara.

Personal life

Michael has been married to Claudia Joy Holden for 20 years. They met while Claudia Joy was studying at Harvard University and after Michael had graduated from United States Military Academy, West Point.

Michael and Claudia Joy have two teenage daughters, Amanda Joy and Emmalin Jane. Amanda was killed in a bombing that took place during the first season's finale.

Claudia Joy and Michael are the god parents of Joan and Roland Burton's daughter, Sara Elizabeth, and to Frank and Denise Sherwood's daughter Molly Victoria.

He enjoys fishing and hunting.

Career

Michael currently holds the rank of Major General and is post commander of Fort Marshall. Despite being initially passed over due to false allegations of racism, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General after General Baker retired following an aneurysm. After one year of being Brigadier General, Michael was offered a job at NATO in Brussels. He accepted, but shortly returned to Fort Marshall for family and was offered an even better job. He received his second star at the end of Season 3.

He is a highly decorated soldier holding various awards:

• Legion of Merit
• Bronze Star Medal
• Meritorious Service Medal
• Joint Service Commendation Medal
• Army Commendation Medal
• Army Achievement Medal
• Army of Occupation Medal
• National Defense Service Medal
• Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
• Southwest Asia Service Medal
• Kosovo Campaign Medal
• Iraq Campaign Medal
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
• Army Service Ribbon
• Nato Kosovo Medal
• Saudi Arabia Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait
• Kuwait Liberation of Kuwait Medal