Retired Col. Gregory Gadson talked to the Soldiers of the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command during the monthly awards ceremony on Friday, Jan. 26 at the Aberdeen Proving Ground-Edgewood Area Chapel. Gadson spoke about the adversity he faced in May 2007 due to the traumatic injuries he received when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Iraq. Now, as a double amputee, he inspired the Soldiers with an emphasis on personal resilience and faith. In 2012, film director Peter Berg gave Gadson a starring role portraying a wounded veteran in the
Retired Col. Gregory Gadson talked to the Soldiers of the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command during the monthly awards ceremony on Friday, Jan. 26 at the Aberdeen Proving Ground-Edgewood Area Chapel. Gadson spoke about the adversity he faced in May 2007 due to the traumatic injuries he received when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Iraq. Now, as a double amputee, he inspired the Soldiers with an emphasis on personal resilience and faith. In 2012, film director Peter Berg gave Gadson a starring role portraying a wounded veteran in the movie “Battleship”. That same year he became the Army Garrison Commander at Fort Belvoir, Virginia – the Army’s first double amputee commander. Gadson retired from active duty in 2014 with over 25 years of service to his country.
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