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Sgt. Maj. Jeffery Coliman (left), Sgt.
Maj. Jeffery J. Wells (center), and Sgt. Maj. Danny R. Hubbard
(right) were inducted into the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy
Hall of Honor on August 23, 2013.
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FORT BLISS, Texas – Three outstanding sergeants major were
inducted into the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy Hall of Honor
on Aug. 23, 2013.
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inductees are retired Sgt. Maj. Jeffery J. Wells, former operations
sergeant major for the deputy chief of staff, retired Sgt. Maj.
Danny R. Hubbard, former operations sergeant major U.S. Army
Training and Doctrine Command, and retired Sgt. Maj. Jeffery Colimon,
former operations sergeant major U.S. Army Training and Doctrine
Command.
Among the attendees was Sgt. Maj. of the Army
Raymond F. Chandler, who was visiting the post to welcome the newest
USASMA class.
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The inductees, who have had a direct influence on the
evolution and transformation of the Noncommissioned Officer
Education System, were nominated by their peers and then
chosen by a selection committee at USASMA, where the
nomination packets were reviewed and voted on.
Once
chosen, a plaque for each inductee with his photo and
biography is placed in the Hall of Honor in recognition for
their contributions to the noncommissioned officer corps.
“What it takes to be a good sergeant major is to be a
good leader and a good listener and, sometimes, it is just a
matter of caring about soldiers,” said Wells.
Wells
told a story from when he was a young sergeant and he met a
private, who no one thought would amount to much. Wells sat
down to talk with him and after about 20 minutes, the
soldier burst into tears.
“I asked the soldier why he
was crying, and the private told me that the biggest problem
was no one ever gave him a chance or really talked to him,”
said Wells. “They just made him do things that he wasn't
sure he should do.”
That soldier went on to become a
master sergeant because someone took the time to talk with
and mentor him, explained Wells.
Because of that
conversation, Wells said he learned one of his most
cherished lessons: that soldiers were always listening to
their leaders.
Examples like this are just one of the
many reasons sergeants major, such as Wells, Hubbard, and
Coliman, were nominated for the Hall of Honor.
“I
have always based my career on taking care of soldiers, so
to be inducted because of the job you have done to serve
noncommissioned officers makes the Hall of Honor a very
prestigious thing.”
By U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Golden
Provided
through DVIDS
Copyright 2013
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