William L. Nyland

William L. Nyland
William L. Nyland
	General William L. Nyland, USMC
Nickname(s)	"Spider"
Born	October 2, 1946
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1968–2005
Rank	General
Commands	Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing; MATSG Pensacola; VMFA-232;
Battles / wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal; Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit;
Other work	Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), Deputy Director for Defense R&D; Toys for Tots, Chairman;

William L. "Spider" Nyland (born October 2, 1946), a veteran of the Vietnam War, is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star General who served as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from 2002 to 2005. He retired from the Marine Corps in November 2005 after over 37 years of distinguished service.