Denny Gillem Part 1

Denny Gillem was born in Sacramento, California, in 1941. He intended to make the military his career during his high school years, and applied to West Point several times before being accepted. After West Point, he was trained as an Army Ranger, and served two tours of duty in Vietnam. After his tours, he attended the Army Officers Advanced Course at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and was the director of the ROTC at Stanford University. He then attended the Army Forces Staff College and became second in command of the 26th Infantry Battalion in Germany. He was then reassigned to Tampa, Florida, and the US Readiness Command. He also worked at the University of Tampa as a Professor of Military Sciences. He was then transferred to Wyoming, Michigan, to be the Army Advisor to the 46th Battalion of the Michigan National Guard. (Note: This video is missing the middle part of his story, which is covered, along with some additional material and clarifications of the story, in Part 2, which is next in line for posting.)

[@Buce-ku9vx]

Interviewer does a masterful job. Asks great questions for clarification. 👉👊👍

[@mebeasensei]

When they say when they were born, right at the beginning, can you tell if an officer is being interviewed? How many words of the first sentence does it take?

[@Buce-ku9vx]

Oh yeah, wait, there's plenty more about ME !

[@wellitsherenow]

he didnt even talk about Vietnam