Sgm gunter biography

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- In the year 1978, Jimmy Carter was President, the movie "Grease" and the comic strip, "Garfield" debuted, and William E.

Gunter enlisted in the Army.

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Gunter, plans officer, G-5, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, at 62 years old, was the eldest member of USASOC serving on active duty.

Gunter enlisted in his junior year of college at the age of 24, when he says he just "got tired of it." He enlisted as a field artillery forward observer (13F) and served four years before leaving the military in 1982 to continue his studies and work as a writer for various government consulting firms in the District of Columbia area.

Gunter attended Special Forces Assessment and Selection in 1987, stating that at the time he needed something to "spice up his life." He joined the 20th Special Forces Group (National Guard) as an SF Engineer, and was subsequently mobilized for Desert Storm.

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