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|name= Glen E. Morrell |image= Glen Morrell.jpg |image_size= |alt= |caption= Sergeant Major of the Army Glen E. Morrell |nickname= |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1936|5|26}} |death_date= |birth_place= Wick, West Virginia |death_place= |placeofburial= |allegiance= United States |branch= United States Army |serviceyears= 1954–1987 |rank= Sergeant Major of the Army |unit= |commands= |battles= Vietnam War |awards= Army Distinguished Service Medal Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal (3) Army Commendation Medal (4) |relations= |laterwork= }} Glen E. Morrell (born May 26, 1936) is a retired United States Army soldier who served as the seventh Sergeant Major of the Army. He was sworn in on July 1, 1983 and served until July 1987. Early lifeMorrell was born in Wick, West Virginia, on May 26, 1936. Military careerMorrell served in the United States Army for over 32 years.[1] After his entry on active duty in November 1954 he served in virtually every non-commissioned officer leadership position. His career took him through many assignments across the United States, two tours in Europe, three tours in the Republic of Vietnam and two tours in Panama. Morrell attended Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia at the age of forty-one and was selected as the Distinguished Honor Graduate for his class.[2] Morrell's units of assignment include the 6th Infantry in Berlin; 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Germany; 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; 5th Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and three tours in the Republic of Vietnam; two tours with the 7th and 8th Special Forces Group, Panama; 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor duty with St. John University, Minnesota; 1st Ranger Battalion, 75th Infantry, Fort Stewart, Georgia, Special Forces Detachment (Airborne) Europe; United States Army Recruiting Command, Fort Sheridan, Illinois; and the United States Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia. The US Army Recruiting Command established the Glen E. Morrell Award for Recruiting Excellence in his honor. This medallion is the ultimate award under the Recruiting Incentive Awards Program. It includes a medallion that the recipient wears as part of their Army uniform. In addition to the medallion, a ring and a certificate for the recruiter (and the recruiter’s spouse, if applicable) will be awarded.[3] Awards and decorations
References{{Portal|United States Army}}1. ^http://vjw1.vetjobs.com/boa.htm Board of Advisors 2. ^http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p15040coll2,2281 The Contributions of SGM Glen E. Morrell To the Noncommissioned Officer Corps, Nathaniel Bartee 3. ^http://www.usarec.army.mil/im/formpub/REC_PUBS/r672_10.pdf USAREC Regulation 672-10, Recruiting Incentive Awards
The Sergeants Major of the Army, Daniel K. Elder, Center of Military History, United States Army Washington, D.C. 2003. {{S-start}}{{s-mil}}{{Succession box|before = William A. Connelly |title = Sergeant Major of the Army |years = 1983—1987 |after = Julius W. Gates}}{{S-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrell, Glen E.}} 8 : 1936 births|Living people|United States Army soldiers|Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States)|American army personnel of the Vietnam War|People from Tyler County, West Virginia|Sergeants Major of the Army|United States Army Sergeants Major Academy alumni |
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