WSU Dedicates COL (R) Gadson '89 Office of Military & Veterans Academic Excellence

U.S. Army COL (R) Gregory Gadson '89 served his country in every conflict from 1989 until May 2007, when a vehicle he was traveling in hit a roadside bomb. “I knew I was wounded seriously because I couldn’t move,” Gadson '89 said during an interview with VIP Alexandria magazine. “The last thing I said before I lost consciousness was, ‘God, I don’t want to die here,’ and I was out.” Gadson '89 spent the next week fighting for his life at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He lived, but Gadson '89 — a U.S. Military Academy graduate and football player who served in operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Operation Joint Forge, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom — had lost both legs above the knees and normal use of his right arm and hand. On Oct. 28, 2022, Wayne State University will unveil the COL (R) Gregory Gadson '89 Office of Military and Veterans Academic Excellence in his honor. Read More.