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Trooper
Willie Gunn
Occupation:
Sergeant, US Army, Fort Benning, GA
Trooper
Willie Gunn was born and raised in Okolona, Mississippi.
After graduating from Okolona High School in 1982,
he joined the U.S. Army and was assigned to a Pershing (Nuclear)
Field Artillery Battalion in the southern part of the Federal
Republic of Germany.
During
Trooper Gunn's faithful service in the Army, he was stationed
with a variety of units to include, the 1/77th Armor, Ft.
Carson, Colorado, 63rd Signal Battalion, Germershiem, FRG
and 4/6 Infantry Battalion, Ft. Polk, LA. During his
tour with the 63rd Signal Battalion, Trooper Gunn served his
country in a time of war participating in operations Desert
Shield, Desert Storm and Provide Comfort in the deserts of
Southwest Asia.
Trooper
Gunn left the Army in the fall of 1992 and began a career
in office management. During his 9 years as a civilian, he
worked with a variety of companies in the fields of engineering,
information technology and retail. In 2000, Trooper
Gunn met Trooper Derrick Davis (one of the founding members
of the Atlanta Chapter of the Buffalo Soldiers) and joined
the group. Trooper Gunn is very enthusiastic about his
role in continuing the legacy and spreading the history of
the Buffalo Soldiers.
In
the fall of 2001, Trooper Gunn decided to return to the U.S.
Army by enlisting in the Army Reserves as a Small Arms Instructor
helping to train individual soldiers and their units scheduled
for overseas deployment in basic marksmanship techniques.
Not satisfied with Reserve service, Trooper Gunn applied for
and was accepted back into the Regular Army. He currently
assigned to HHC 29th Infantry Regiment at Fort Benning as
Instructor for soldiers attending their Basic and Advanced
Enlisted Service Schools and the Infantry Officer's Basic
Course.
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