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May 15, 2008

Armed Forces Day

Attendees at this year’s community appreciation day will be able to rappel, climb on equipment, sample homemade chili and enjoy several concerts. For AFD events and a map of the Noel Field layout, see the Centerspread section of our Web site. Photo by Wilson A. Rivera.

Czech army Command Sgt. Maj. Ludek Kolesa, senior enlisted leader, NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation, right, smiles after unveiling his Hall of Honor plaque and certificate. Photo by David Crozier.

Hall of Honor inductees

USASMA Class 58 showcases former students

David Crozier, NCO Journal

Throughout its 35-year history, the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy has helped to mold, educate and inspire senior noncommissioned officers from around the world to take on the gauntlet of showcasing NCOs and the importance of the noncommissioned officer education system as an integral part of the military.

Thursday, the staff, faculty and students of Sergeants Major Course Class 58 and special guests of the academy took time to showcase and honor two former students who took that gauntlet a step further, by formally inducting them in the USASMA Hall of Honor. 

“I am honored to join you today in recognizing two very special men whose vision, ingenuity and determination have increased the effectiveness of countless NCOs and have guided the NCO Corps of the U.S. Army and many European nations into the 21st century and beyond,” said Col. Donald Gentry, commandant of USASMA, during opening remarks of the third annual induction ceremony. “(We honor retired) Command Sergeant Major John D. Sparks and Czech army Command Sergeant Major Ludek Kolesa, who join an elite group of leaders who are quite literally the Who’s Who of Army enlisted in professional development.” 

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