Washington, Rajab 8, 1434, May 18, 2013, SPA - U.S. President Barack Obama will nominate Army Lieutenant General Curtis Scaparrotti to receive his fourth star and to succeed Army General James Thurman as the commander of U.S. Forces in (South) Korea, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday. Thurman, who assumed his post in July 2011, is retiring. --SPA 11:26 LOCAL TIME 08:26 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1111356