MajorGeneral(Ret.) Gary Harrell has spent his life in service to his country. He got his start toward a career in the U.S. Army through a four-year ROTC scholarship at ETSU; he received his bachelor's degree in industrial technology and commission in the Army in 1973.
In the Army, Maj. Gen. Harrell fashioned a decorated, heroic career. He was an SMU commander in Mogadishu, Somalia, during the brutal combat in 1993 made famous in the book and film Black Hawk Down. In 2001, he was Assistant Division Commander for the 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan and was interviewed by Dan Rather on 60 Minutes II, discussing special operations work with Afghan forces to remove al-Qaida and Taliban operatives from power.
Maj. Gen. Harrell visited campus Friday, Oct. 18, and shared his thoughts on ROTC at ETSU:
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